Production of jet fuel from coal-derived liquids

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6893074· OSTI ID:6893074

Furlong, M W; Fox, J D; Masin, J G

Amoco and Lummus-Crest, under a contract with the United States Department of Energy, are evaluating the process options and economics for upgrading the naphtha, crude phenols, and tar oil by-products from the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant to jet fuels and other salable products. Analytical characterizations of these three by-products indicate the range of products that can be manufactured from each and potential problems which could be encountered during refining. These characterizations, along with limited experimental data and Amoco's proprietary process models, were used to design conceptual processing schemes for maximizing the production of Grades JP-4, JP-8, and high-density (JP-8X) jet fuels from the by-product liquids. Conceptual designs have been completed and a case for profitable production of JP-8 has been selected for experimental testing and preliminary design in the later phases of the contract. Samples of JP-4, JP-8, and JP-8X aviation turbine fuels have been manufactured from the Great Plains tar oil. Larger samples of JP-8 are nearly completed. Specification of a design basis for profitable production of JP-8 is under way. 5 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Amoco Oil Co., Naperville, IL (USA). Research and Development Dept.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/FE
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-87PC90015
• OSTI ID: 6893074
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/90015-T7; ON: DE90011011
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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