Highly dispersed catalysts for coal liquefaction. Phase 1 final report, August 23--November 22, 1994
- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Bechtel Corp., San Francisco, CA (United States)
The ultimate goal of this project is to develop novel processes for making the conversion of coal into distillable liquids competitive to that of petroleum products in the range of $25/bbl. The objectives of Phase 1 were to determine the utility of new precursors to highly dispersed catalysts for use of syngas atmospheres in coal liquefaction, and to estimate the effect of such implementation on the cost of the final product. The project is divided into three technical tasks. Tasks 1 and 2 are the analyses and liquefaction experiments, respectively, and Task 3 deals with the economic effects of using these methods during coal liquefaction. Results are presented on the following: Analytical Support--screening tests and second-stage conversions; Laboratory-Scale Operations--catalysts, coal conversion in synthetic solvents, Black Thunder screening studies, and two-stage liquefaction experiments; and Technical and economic Assessment--commercial liquefaction plant description, liquefaction plant cost; and economic analysis.
- Research Organization:
- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-91PC91039
- OSTI ID:
- 132655
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PC/91039-T13; ON: DE96002425; TRN: AHC29529%%17
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 22 Mar 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COAL LIQUEFACTION
CATALYSTS
COAL LIQUEFACTION PLANTS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
PROGRESS REPORT
COAL LIQUIDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
TSL PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
DESIGN
COST ESTIMATION
CAPITALIZED COST
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
IRON COMPOUNDS
CARBONYLS
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
IRON SULFIDES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA