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Title: Process for the production and recovery of fuel values from coal

Abstract

A method of pyrolyzing and desulfurizing coal in a transport reactor to recover volatile fuel values and hydrogen by heating particulate coal entrained in a carrier gas substantially free of oxygen to a pyrolysis temperature in a zone within three seconds.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Los Angeles, CA
  2. Golden, CO
  3. North Canton, OH
  4. Claremont, CA
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
864387
Patent Number(s):
4358344
Assignee:
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) [*] Notice: portion of term of this patent subsequent to May 29, 1990 has been disclaimed.
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10B - DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONAGEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
DOE Contract Number:  
E(49-18)-2244
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
process; production; recovery; fuel; values; coal; method; pyrolyzing; desulfurizing; transport; reactor; recover; volatile; hydrogen; heating; particulate; entrained; carrier; gas; substantially; free; oxygen; pyrolysis; temperature; zone; pyrolysis temperature; substantially free; carrier gas; particulate coal; transport reactor; coal entrained; gas substantially; desulfurizing coal; fuel values; /201/

Citation Formats

Sass, Allan, McCarthy, Harry E, Kaufman, Paul R, and Finney, Clement S. Process for the production and recovery of fuel values from coal. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Sass, Allan, McCarthy, Harry E, Kaufman, Paul R, & Finney, Clement S. Process for the production and recovery of fuel values from coal. United States.
Sass, Allan, McCarthy, Harry E, Kaufman, Paul R, and Finney, Clement S. Fri . "Process for the production and recovery of fuel values from coal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864387.
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abstractNote = {A method of pyrolyzing and desulfurizing coal in a transport reactor to recover volatile fuel values and hydrogen by heating particulate coal entrained in a carrier gas substantially free of oxygen to a pyrolysis temperature in a zone within three seconds.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
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