Coprocessing through fundamental and mechanistic studies in hydrogen transfer and catalysis. Quarterly report, December 27, 1991--March 27, 1992

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10133144· OSTI ID:10133144

Curtis, C W

The research conducted this quarter evaluated hydrogen transfer from resids reduced using the Birch reduction method and their corresponding parent resid to an aromatic acceptor, anthracene (ANT). The reactions involved thermal and catalytic reactions using sulfur introduced as thiophenol. This catalyst has been shown by Rudnick to affect the hydrogen transfer from cycloalkane to aromatics/or coal. The purpose of this current study was to evaluate the efficacy of hydrogen transfer from the hydrogen-enriched reduced resid to an aromatic species and to compare that to the hydrogen transfer from the original resid. The analyses performed to evaluate hydrogen transfer were the determination of product slates from the hydrogenation of ANT and the fractionation of the resid into solubility fractions after reaction with ANT. The amount of coal conversion to THF solubles was higher in the coprocessing reactions with the reduced resids compared to the reactions with the corresponding untreated resid. The reduction of the resids by the Birch method increased the hydrogen donating ability of the resid to the same level as that obtained with the introduction of isotetralin (ISO) to the original resid. The ISO was introduced at a level of 0.5 wt % donable hydrogen. Both the original resids and the resids reduced by the Birch method were reacted in the presence of an aromatic species, anthracene (ANT). These reactions were performed under both nitrogen and hydrogen atmospheres at a pressure of 1250 psig introduced at ambient temperature. The reactions were performed both thermally and catalytically at 380{degree}C for 30 minutes. The catalyst used was thiophenol which is the same catalyst as has been used in the previously reported model compound studies involving hydrogen transfer from cycloalkanes to aromatics.

• Research Organization: Auburn Univ., AL (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-88PC88801
• OSTI ID: 10133144
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/88801--T13; ON: DE94008149; BR: AA2515150
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405
02 PETROLEUM
025000
ANTHRACENE
CATALYSTS
COAL
COMBUSTION
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES
COPROCESSING
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN TRANSFER
HYDROGENATION AND LIQUEFACTION
NITROGEN
PETROLEUM RESIDUES
PROGRESS REPORT
REDUCTION