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The Great Plains Synfuels Plant. Claudia Biffert Engineering Manager 2013 Lignite Education Seminar. Agenda. Products Demonstrations. DAKOTA GASIFICATION COMPANY. Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG). Meets pipeline quality Transported 34 miles southwest to Northern Border Pipeline
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The Great Plains Synfuels Plant Claudia Biffert Engineering Manager 2013 Lignite Education Seminar
Agenda • Products • Demonstrations DAKOTA GASIFICATION COMPANY
Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) • Meets pipeline quality • Transported 34 miles southwest to Northern Border Pipeline • Distributed out of Ventura, Iowa • Facts • Could heat one-half million homes • Equal to 28,000 barrels oil
Liquid Nitrogen • Mainly used in plant for purging • Cryogenic storage medium • Oil well additive • Artificial insemination • Medical procedures Liquid Nitrogen
Revenue Original 43.95% 53.92% 60.63% 37.57% 30.89% 30.76% 39.54% 54.42% 8.58% 11.15% 33.23% 5.82% 2.51% 1.86%
Xenon/Krypton Gases Thermal Pane Windows Halogen Lighting Lasers
Phenol • Countertops • Plywood/OSB/Insulation • DVDs/CDs • Pharmaceuticals
Cresylic Acid • Wire enamel solvent • Antioxidants/Vitamin E • Pesticides Cresylic Acid
Naphtha • Gasoline blendstock • Solvents • – Paint thinner • Feedstock for benzene production
Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) • Originally recovered from process • Capacity – 75 ton/day • In 1997, added additional capacity • Capacity – 1,100 tons/day
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)… - Weyburn DGC Pipeline Revenue Environmental
Carbon Dioxide Reached a milestone of delivering 25 million metric tons of CO2 on Feb. 24, 2013, at 4:53 a.m.
Tar Oil Fuel Oil #6
Revenue Original 43.95% 53.92% 60.63% 37.57% 30.89% 30.76% 39.54% 54.42% 8.58% 11.15% 33.23% 5.82% 2.51% 1.86%
Future Opportunities • Liquid fuels • Diesel • Gasoline • Lubricants • Neon/Argon
Summary Urea Revenue SNG New Products