Refining and end use study of coal liquids I - pilot plant studies

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:198252

Erwin, J; Moulton, D S

The Office of Fossil Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center is examining the ways in which coal liquids may best be integrated into the refinery of the 2000-2015 time frame and what performance and emission properties will prevail among the slate of fuels produced. The study consists of a Basic Program administered by Bechtel Group, Inc. to build a linear programming refinery model and provide processing and fuel properties data through subcontractors Southwest Research Institute, Amoco Oil R&D, and M.W. Kellogg Company. The model will be used in an Option 1 to devise a slate of test fuels meeting advanced specifications, which will be produced and tested for physical ASTM-type properties, engine performance, and vehicle emissions. Three coal liquids will be included: a direct liquid from bituminous coal, another from subbituminous, and a Fischer-Tropsch indirect liquefaction product. This paper reports the work to date on fractions of the first direct liquid including naphtha hydrotreating, heavy distillate hydrotreating, FCC of the heavy distillate hydrotreater products. Also reported are the first stages of work on the indirect liquefaction wax including feed preparation and FCC tests of blends with petroleum FCC feed.

• Research Organization: USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-93PC91029
• OSTI ID: 198252
• Report Number(s): CONF-9508133--; ON: DE96001664
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
HYDROGENATION
NAPHTHA
PILOT PLANTS
REFINING
USES
WAXES