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Gasification Systems
- Gas Separation Main Area
ITM Oxygen Technology for integration in IGCC and Other Advanced Power Generation Systems
Project No.: DE-FC26-98FT40343
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Diagram of the Ion Transport Membrane |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is developing, scaling-up, and demonstrating a novel air separation technology for large-scale production of oxygen (O2) at costs that are approximately one-third lower than conventional cryogenic plants. An Ion Transport Membrane (ITM) Oxygen plant co-produces power and oxygen. A phased technology RD&D effort is underway to demonstrate all necessary technical and economic requirements for scale-up and industrial commercialization. The ITM Oxygen production technology is a radically different approach to producing high-quality tonnage oxygen and to enhance the performance of integrated gasification combined cycle and other advanced power generation systems. Instead of cooling air to cryogenic temperatures, oxygen is extracted from air at temperatures synergistic with power production operations. Process engineering and economic evaluations of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants comparing ITM Oxygen with a state-of-the-art cryogenic air separation unit are aimed to show that the installed capital cost of the air separation unit and the installed capital of IGCC facility are significantly lower compared to conventional technologies, while improving power plant output and efficiency. The use of low-cost oxygen in combustion processes would provide cost-effective emission reduction and carbon management opportunities. ITM Oxygen is an enabling module for future plants for producing coal derived shifted synthesis gas (a mixture of hydrogen [H2] and carbon dioxide [CO2]) ultimately for producing clean energy and fuels. Oxygen-intensive industries such as steel, glass, non-ferrous metallurgy, refineries, and pulp and paper may also realize cost and productivity benefits as a result of employing ITM Oxygen.
Related Papers and Publications:
- ITM Oxygen Development for Advanced Oxygen Supply [PDF-7.2MB] (Oct 2011)
Ted Foster, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. presented at the Gasification Technologies Conference, San Francisco, CA Oct 9-12, 2011.
- Development of Ion Transport Membrane (ITM) Oxygen Technology for Integration in IGCC And Other Advanced Power Generation Systems Fact Sheet [PDF-784KB] (June 2011)
- ASU/IGCC Integration Strategies [PDF-705KB] (Oct 2009), David McCarthy, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2009 Gasification Technologies Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.
- ITM Oxygen: Taking the Next Step [PDF-974KB] (Oct 2009), VanEric Stein, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2009 Gasification Technologies Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.
- ITM Oxygen: Scaling Up a Low-Cost Oxygen Supply Technology [PDF-2.51MB] (Oct 2006)
Philip Armstrong, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2006 Gasification Technologies Conference, Washington, D.C.
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ITM Oxygen: The New Oxygen Supply for the New IGCC Market [PDF-3.57MB] (Oct 2005)
Phil Armstrong, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2005 Gasification Technologies Conference, San Francisco, CA.
- ITM Oxygen Technology for Integration in IGCC and Other Advanced Power Generation Systems [PDF-15KB] (June 2001)
- ITM Oxygen Technology for Integration in IGCC and Other Advanced Power Generation Systems [PDF-13KB] (May 2001)
- ITM Oxygen Technology for Integration in IGCC and Other Advanced Power Generation Systems [PDF-11KB] (Apr 2001)
Contacts:
- For further information on this project, contact the NETL Project Manager Susan Maley.
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