Issue 10 Volume 41 May 16, 2003

coal gasification/liquefaction plant next to an existing co-generation plant in Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
NTIS
Fossil Fuels; Automobiles; Feasibility Analysis; Boilers
20030037041 Masada Resource Group, LLC, Birmingham, AL
Quarterly Report for the Conceptual Design Assessment for the Cofiring of Biorefinery Supplies Lignin Project
Webster, D. J.; Ranney, J. T.; Broder, J. G.; Jul. 2002; 16 pp.
Report No.(s): DE2002-802159; No Copyright; Avail: Department of Energy Information Bridge
The major aspects of this project are proceeding toward completion. Prior to this quarter, design criteria, tentative site
selection, facility layout, and preliminary facility cost estimates were completed. Processing of biosolids and pilot facility
hydrolysis production have been completed to produce lignin for cofire testing. EERC had received all the biomass and
baseline coal fuels for use in testing. All the combustion and fuel handling tests at EERC have been completed. During fuel
preparation EERC reported no difficulties in fuel blending and handling. Preliminary cofire test results indicate that the
blending of lignin and biosolids with the Colbert coal blend generally reduces NOx emissions, increases the reactivity of the
coal, and increases the ash deposition rate on superheater surfaces. Deposits produced from the fuel blends, however, are more
friable and hence easier to remove from tube surfaces relative to those produced from the baseline Colbert coal blend. A draft
of the final cofire technical report entitled ‘Effects of Cofiring Lignin and Biosolids with Coal on Fireside Performance and
Combustion Products’ has been prepared and is currently being reviewed by project team members. A final report is expected
by mid-third quarter 2002.
NTIS
Lignin; Industrial Plants; Ethyl Alcohol
20030037043 Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA, Florida State Univ.,
Tallahassee. Inst. for International Cooperative Environmental Research
Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-contaminated Soils Comprehensive Report
Dec. 1999; In English
Report No.(s): DE2002-803751; No Copyright; Avail: National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
The US Department of Energy and the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (IETU), Katowice, Poland have been
cooperating in the development and implementation of innovative environmental remediation technologies since 1995. A
major focus of this program has been the demonstration of bioremediation techniques to cleanup the soil and sediment
associated with a waste lagoon at the Czechowice Oil Refinery (CZOR) in southern Poland. After an expedited site
characterization (ESC), treatability study, and risk assessment study, a remediation system was designed that took advantage
of local materials to minimize cost and maximize treatment efficiency. U.S. experts worked in tandem with counterparts from
the IETU and CZOR throughout this project to characterize, assess and subsequently, design, implement and monitor a
bioremediation system.
NTIS
Contamination; Ecology; Hydrocarbons; Soils; Crude Oil; Environmental Cleanup; Sediments
20030037055 Department of Energy, Tulsa, OK
Development of Improved Oil Field Waste Injection Disposal Techniques
Nov. 2002; 152 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): DE2002-805007; No Copyright; Avail: Department of Energy Information Bridge
Slurry Fracture Injection (SFI) is a waste disposal technology in which petroleum exploration and production wastes, such
as produced sand, drill cuttings, tank bottoms, and pit sludge are mixed with water into a slurry and injected into deep
unconsolidated sandstone formations above fracturing pressure. The solids are permanently emplaced within hydraulic
fractures generated during the pumping process, and the carrying fluid subsequently drains into the high permeability
formation. The mechanics governing the fracturing of unconsolidated sandstone formations remain poorly understood, and as
a result there are few guidelines available to optimize the SFI process. This Final Report summarizes Terralog’s efforts and
results for the project ‘development of Improved Fracture Injection Disposal Techniques for Oilfield Waste’, completed under
DOE Contract DE-AC-2699BC15222. The goals of this project have been to assemble and analyze a comprehensive database
of past waste injection operations; develop improved diagnostic techniques for monitoring fracture growth and formation
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