Exploratory research on solvent refined coal liquefaction. Quarterly technical progress report, July 1, 1979-September 30, 1979

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5360561· OSTI ID:5360561

This report summarizes the progress of the Exploratory Research on Solvent Refined Coal Liquefaction project by The Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Mining Co.'s Merriam Laboratory for the period July 1, 1979 through September 30, 1979. In a series of experiments with varying feed gas composition, high levels (20 to 40 mol %) of carbon monoxide resulted in a general degradation of operability and reduced oil yields from Powhatan coal (Pittsburgh Seam). Addition of finely divided pyrite to the reactive Powhatan coal had little effect on oil yields although the molecular weight of the distillation residue was apparently decreased. When finely divided pyrite and magnetite were added to the less reactive Loveridge coal (also Pittsburgh Seam), however, a substantial increase in oil yields and product quality was obtained.

• Research Organization: Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co., Shawnee Mission, KS (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79ET14800
• OSTI ID: 5360561
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/14800-11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
MAGNETITE
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
PYRITE
SRC PROCESS
CATALYSTS
YIELDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
COAL LIQUEFACTION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GRAPHS
RESIDUES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SRC-II PROCESS
SYNTHESIS GAS
TABLES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DATA
DATA FORMS
EXTRACTION
FLUIDS
GASES
INFORMATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON ORES
IRON OXIDES
IRON SULFIDES
LIQUEFACTION
MINERALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PYRITES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR ORES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
010405* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction