Continuous hydroliquefaction tests of Australian brown coal

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5329691

Kelvin, N V.P.; Lim, B P.K.; Fredrickson, P W

The Australian state of Victoria possesses huge proven reserves (66.7 x 10/sup 9/ tonnes) of brown coal which have been shown (1-3) to be highly suitable for hydrogenation to liquid fuels. Previous ACIRL (3) batch autoclave tests on Victorian brown coal gave toluene-soluble liquid yields of 61% when hydrogenated in tetralin at 400/sup 0/C for 4 hours at hydrogen pressure of around 21 MPa. Moreover, high yields of oil have been reported for the hydrogenation of German brown coals (similar to the Victorian variety) in large-scale continuous operations. Hydroliquefaction tests on a Victorian brown coal in ACIRL's 1 kg/h continuous reactor unit are reported here. The unit and supporting equipment have been described earlier with reference to black coal hydrogenation tests.

• Research Organization: Australian Coal Industry Research Labs., Ltd., North Ryde, Australia
• OSTI ID: 5329691
• Report Number(s): CONF-800303-P4
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 25:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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