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i 5360-096bw KINETICS OF POTASSIUM CATALYZED GASIFICATION P. Knoer and H. W. Wong. Exxon Research and E n g i n e e r i n g Co., Baytown Research and Development D i v i s i o n , P. 0. Box 4255, Baytown, Texas 77520. \ Commercial a p p l i c a t i o n s o f t h e potassium c a t a l y z e d c o a l g a s i f i c a t i o n r e a c t i o n (CCG) a r e e n v i s i o n e d t o i n c l u d e h i g h p r e s s u r e (2000 t o 4000 kPa) and h i g h c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of hydrogen i n t h e g a s i f i c a t i o n r e a c t o r (1, 2, 3 ) . Pub- l i s h e d l i t e r a t u r e r e g a r d i n g CCG, however, r e p o r t s t u d i e s c o n d k t F d Tt low pressure o r w i t h low c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f hydrogen o r b o t h (4, 5, 2). The present s t u d y was conducted t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e g a s i f i c a t i 7 n r e a c t i o n under commercially r e p r e s e n t a t i v e c o n d i t i o n s . Thus, p r e s s u r e was v a r i e d from 100 t o 3500 kPa and hydrogen c o n c e n t r a t i o n was v a r i e d from 0 t o 60%. Other r e a c t i o n c o n d i t i o n s , such as temperature and c a t a l y s t loading, were a l s o v a r i e d i n t h i s 1 s t u d y t o check p u b l i s h e d r e s u l t s a t these more r e p r e s e n t a t i v e c o n d i t i o n s . The d a t a from