Advanced coal liquefaction catalyst development. Quarterly progress report No. 7, April 1-June 30, 1983

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5114503

Mahoney, J A; Schwartz, M M; Wittrig, T S

The objective of this program is to identify advanced coal liquefaction catalyst and operating conditions for use in optimized, two-stage direct coal liquefaction process applications and to experimentally test catalysts in a two-stage reaction system for supporting the improvement of this process. A development plan consisting of eight project tasks has been formulated and is summarized as follows: Task 1 - project work plan; Task 2 - literature survey; Task 3 - feed materials specification; Task 4 - continuous aging unit modification; Task 5 - thermal reaction process variable study; Task 6 - two-stage optimization; Task 7 - project coordination; and Task 8 - ebullated bed testing. Under Task 1, a Project Work Plan will be prepared which will present in detail all activities which will be performed during the three-year program. Under Task 2, Literature Study, a state-of-the-art review on direct coal liquefaction catalysts and catalytic processes will be completed. In Task 3, Feed Material Specification, slurry oil will be hydrogenated and characterized. In Task 4, Continuing Aging Unit Modification, the existing experimental facilities will be modified for two-stage processing with a preheater. Task 5, Thermal Reaction Process Variable Study, is geared to determining the thermal liquefaction behavior of the two coals selected for study. Task 6, Two-Stage Optimization, second stage reaction temperatures, space velocities, and catalyst compositions will be optimized. Task 7, Project Coordination, will provide technical support to other DOE contractors working in the two-stage coal liquefaction and analytical testing areas. In Task 8, Ebullated Bed Testing, two 15-day bench-scale runs will be run by subcontractors. This report outlines and summarizes progress in Tasks 3, 5, and 7 during the last quarter. 72 figures, 11 tables.

• Research Organization: Amoco Oil Co., Naperville, IL (USA). Research and Development Dept.
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-81PC40009
• OSTI ID: 5114503
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/40009-T6; ON: DE84006834
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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