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Title: Coal liquefaction process streams characterization and evaluation: {sup 13}C-NMR analysis of CONSOL THF-soluble residual materials from the Wilsonville coal liquefaction process

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10123849· OSTI ID:10123849
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  1. Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

This study demonstrated the feasibility of using CP/MAS {sup 13}C-NMR spectroscopy for the chemical structural examination of distillation resid materials derived from direct coal liquefaction. A set of twelve carbon skeletal-structure parameters and eight molecular structural descriptors were derived from the NMR data. The technique was used previously to determine these parameters for coal and char, and in the construction of a coal pyrolysis model. The method was applied successfully to the tetrahydrofuran (THF)-soluble portion of eleven 850{degrees}F{sup +} distillation resids and one 850{degrees}F{sup +} distillation resid which contained ash and insoluble organic material (IOM). The results of this study demonstrate that this analytical method can provide data for construction of a model of direct coal liquefaction. Its further development and use is justified based on these results.

Research Organization:
CONSOL, Inc., Library, PA (United States); Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-89PC89883
OSTI ID:
10123849
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/89883-65; ON: DE93007943
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Nov 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English