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The Great Plains Synfuels Plant
Claudia BiffertEngineering Manager
2013 Lignite Education Seminar
Agenda
• Products• Demonstrations
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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 homesEqual to 28,000 barrels oil
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Liquid Nitrogen
• Mainly used in plant for purging• Cryogenic storage medium• Oil well additive• Artificial insemination• Medical procedures
4Liquid NitrogenLiquid Nitrogen
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19881992
19962000
20042008
2012 $-
$100,000,000
$200,000,000
$300,000,000
$400,000,000
$500,000,000
$600,000,000
Byproduct Total
Revenue Original
1.86%
2.51%
5.82%
8.58%
43.95%
60.63%
53.92%
37.57%
54.42%
30.89%
30.76%39.54%
11.15% 33.23%
Xenon/Krypton Gases
Halogen Lighting LasersThermal Pane
Windows
Phenol
• Countertops• Plywood/OSB/Insulation• DVDs/CDs• Pharmaceuticals
Cresylic Acid
• Wire enamel solvent• Antioxidants/Vitamin E• Pesticides
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Cresylic AcidCresylic Acid
Naphtha
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• Gasoline blendstock• Solvents
– Paint thinner
• Feedstock for benzene production
Ammonium Sulfate
Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3)• Originally recovered from process
Capacity – 75 ton/day
• In 1997, added additional capacity
Capacity – 1,100 tons/day
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)…
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Revenue Environmental DGC Pipeline
Weyburn
Carbon Dioxide
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Reached a milestone of delivering 25 million metric tons of CO2 on Feb. 24, 2013, at 4:53 a.m.
Tar Oil
14Fuel Oil #6
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19881992
19962000
20042008
2012 $-
$100,000,000
$200,000,000
$300,000,000
$400,000,000
$500,000,000
$600,000,000
Byproduct Total
Revenue Original
1.86%
2.51%
5.82%
8.58%
43.95%
60.63%
53.92%
37.57%
54.42%
30.89%
30.76%39.54%
11.15% 33.23%
Future Opportunities
• Liquid fuelsDieselGasoline
• Lubricants• Neon/Argon
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Summary
New Products
Urea
SNG Revenue