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Title: Direct coal liquefaction process

Abstract

An improved multistep liquefaction process for organic carbonaceous mater which produces a virtually completely solvent-soluble carbonaceous liquid product. The solubilized product may be more amenable to further processing than liquid products produced by current methods. In the initial processing step, the finely divided organic carbonaceous material is treated with a hydrocarbonaceous pasting solvent containing from 10% and 100% by weight process-derived phenolic species at a temperature within the range of 300 C to 400 C for typically from 2 minutes to 120 minutes in the presence of a carbon monoxide reductant and an optional hydrogen sulfide reaction promoter in an amount ranging from 0 to 10% by weight of the moisture- and ash-free organic carbonaceous material fed to the system. As a result, hydrogen is generated via the water/gas shift reaction at a rate necessary to prevent condensation reactions. In a second step, the reaction product of the first step is hydrogenated.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5458907
Patent Number(s):
US 5256278; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-843909
Assignee:
Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation, Grand Forks, ND (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
FC21-86MC10637
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 27 Feb 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL LIQUEFACTION; PERFORMANCE; COAL LIQUIDS; HYDROGENATION; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; EXTRACTION; FLUIDS; LIQUEFACTION; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 010405* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction

Citation Formats

Rindt, J R, and Hetland, M D. Direct coal liquefaction process. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Rindt, J R, & Hetland, M D. Direct coal liquefaction process. United States.
Rindt, J R, and Hetland, M D. 1993. "Direct coal liquefaction process". United States.
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abstractNote = {An improved multistep liquefaction process for organic carbonaceous mater which produces a virtually completely solvent-soluble carbonaceous liquid product. The solubilized product may be more amenable to further processing than liquid products produced by current methods. In the initial processing step, the finely divided organic carbonaceous material is treated with a hydrocarbonaceous pasting solvent containing from 10% and 100% by weight process-derived phenolic species at a temperature within the range of 300 C to 400 C for typically from 2 minutes to 120 minutes in the presence of a carbon monoxide reductant and an optional hydrogen sulfide reaction promoter in an amount ranging from 0 to 10% by weight of the moisture- and ash-free organic carbonaceous material fed to the system. As a result, hydrogen is generated via the water/gas shift reaction at a rate necessary to prevent condensation reactions. In a second step, the reaction product of the first step is hydrogenated.},
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year = {Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
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