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The QER Technology
Demonstration Plant
Ian Henderson
Program Manager
QER
19 October 2011
Outline: 1. Purpose of the TD Plant
2. Process Units and Technologies
3. Progress to date
Process Development Objectives
Technology demonstrator
Pilot selected technologies on
fully-integrated process
Validate commercial design basis
Generate accurate data
- e.g. support CFD-DEM studies
Produce fuels for testing
New Fuels Development Centre
QER’s Technology Demonstration Plant
Product Loadout
Oil Storage
Plant Utilities
Oil Upgrading
Paraho IITM Retort
Shale Dryer
Screening/sizing
Fines Briquetting
Crushing
Plant
Pilot Plant - End to end processing
Shale feedrate c.3.5 tonnes per hour
Produce c.40 barrels per day of ULSD, aviation turbine fuel and
other products
Shale Mining and Feed Preparation
• Mine adjacent to plant
• Mining, crushing/screening campaigns for target PSD
• First shale grade 120 LT0M
Drying, Fines Briquetting
The Retort
First new Paraho retort in 40 years
High availability
High oil yields
Energy & thermally efficient
Safe operation
Environmentally sound
Paraho IITM technology selection
Two years of testing
10,000 tonnes of QLD oil shale
Process training
Cold Flow Testing
Cold Flow Testing result for feedrate = x
Products
OIL
FUEL GAS
SOUR WATER
Oil Upgrader
Skid fabrication modules
Mode 1 and 2 upgrading to fuels
Plant product slate
• Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD)
— Diesel engine testing in USA
— Large, local transport fleet for real world testing
• Kerosene (Jet Fuel)
— University of Sheffield engine testing facility
— Test on Rolls Royce gas turbine
• Low Sulphur Fuel Oil
— Fuel, power generation, metallurgical operations
(composite mix or syncrude from TD Plant)
Fuel Gas Treatment STL raw fuel gas:
• traces oxygen
• CO2, CO
• sulphur species – reduced and
SO2, COS....
• ammonia
• mercaptans
• olefins
• light ends
Retort Water Processing
Steam stripping or alternative processes?
Commissioning
Briquetting
Dryer, baghouse, RTO
Retort
Adjustments:
- Analyser gas sample
conditioning
- Spent shale moistening
scrubber lines
TDP Dryer
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Ian Henderson
PHONE +61 7 3222 0600 EMAIL [email protected]
For more information
LEVEL 8, 200 MARY STREET
GPO BOX 5214
BRISBANE QLD 4001
AUSTRALIA
www.qer.com.au
QER PTY LTD /// 19 October 2011