Process development of brown coal liquefaction.

Kinetics of Coal Liquefaction

Information on t h e r a t e s o f coa l d i s s o l u t i o n which i s needed i n t h e design o f r e a c t o r s i n a c o a l l i q u e f a c t i o n p l a n t has been very l i m i t e d ; t h e r e f o r e , mcthods a r e needed by which d i s s o l u t i o n r a t e d a t a can be ex t r apo la t ed t o o t h e r o p e r a t i o n cond i t ions . In t h i s s e c t i o n , t h e r a t e...

A Two-Step, Temperature-Staged Direct Coal Liquefaction Process

Abstract—The world crude oil demand is projected to rise to 108.5 million bbl/d by the year 2035. With reserves estimated at 869 billion tonnes worldwide, coal remains an abundant resource. The aim of this work was to produce a high value hydrocarbon liquid product using a Direct Coal Liquefaction (DCL) process at, relatively mild operating conditions. Via hydrogenation, the temperature-staged ...

Reaction Engineering of Coal Liquefaction

INTRODUCTION A Brief History of Coal Liquefaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: What Goes In and What Goes Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Need to Motivate Remaining Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reaction Engineering of Direct Coal Liquefaction

Direct coal liquefaction has been studied and practiced since the 1930s. It was used in Germany during World War II to produce synthetic fuels when there was no oil allowed into the country. Since then, it has been studied in the United States and many different technologies have been investigated. Since the US is rich in coal resources, this is one way to be energy independent. Most of the dev...

The Development of a New Iron Catalyst for the Direct Liquefaction of Coal