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Title: Coal liquefaction process solvent characterization and evaluation: Technical progress report, January 1, 1986--March 31, 1986

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6213673· OSTI ID:6213673

Conoco Coal research Division is characterizing samples of direct coal liquefaction process oils based on a variety of analytical techniques to provide a detailed description of the chemical composition of the oils, to more fully understand the interrelationship of process oil composition and process operations, to aid in plant operation, and to lead to process improvements. The approach taken is to obtain analyses of a large number of well-defined process oils taken during periods of known operating conditions and known process performance. A variety of coal liquefaction process oils were dewaxes by variants of commercial processes in order to improve their quality as donor solvents. Twenty-five oils were analyzed from Hydrocarbon Research Incorporated's (HRI) Catalytic Two-Stage Liquefaction (CTSL) Run 227- 27. Ten microautoclave tests were made to ''calibrate'' the reactivity of our standard coal. Nineteen samples of coal and reaction products of coal and potassium/crown ether, supplied by Purdue University, were analyzed by infrared spectroscopy to derive quantitative and qualitative structural information. 22 refs., 13 figs., 38 tabs.

Research Organization:
Conoco, Inc., Library, PA (USA). Coal Research Div.
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-84PC70018
OSTI ID:
6213673
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/70018-22; ON: DE89013123
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English