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| Title | South Africa details its second SASOL project |
| Publication Date | 1975 Feb 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 7327549 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: CODEN: COAAA |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: Coal Age; (United States); Journal Volume: 80:2 |
| Subject | 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; SASOL PROCESS; PLANNING; SOUTH AFRICA; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; COAL LIQUEFACTION; GASOLINE; SYNTHOL PROCESS; AFRICA; FUELS; LIQUEFACTION; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS |
| Description/Abstract | The state-run South African Coal, Oil and Gas Corp. Ltd. (SASOL) will build its second oil-from-coal complex using the Synthol process, perfected at its first oil-from-coal plant, in order to be on stream in 1979--1981. SASOL 1 provides less than 4% of the country's automotive fuels, but SASOL 2 will give the equivalent of 42% of market demand for automotive fuels (34% of market demand in 1980 if demand increases at 7%/yr). SASOL 1 consumes 4.5 million tons/yr of coal, of which half is for generating steam and electric power. SASOL 2 will draw electrical power from other sources and maximize the conversion of 14 million tons/yr of coal to oil. SASOL 1 processes part of its gas via a Fischer--Tropsch plant to produce heavier hydrocarbons and wax, and part in a Synthol plant producing LPG, butylenes, naphthas, furnace oils, and oxygenated materials. SASOL 2, using only the Synthol process, will have a gasoline output of about 17 million metric tons/yr. The plant will employ a total labor force of 7500, including 5400 Africans (3200 directly in mining of coal). |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 82, 85, 89, 93 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 12 |
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