Operation of the Wilsonville SRC Pilot Plant in support of SRC-I Demonstration Plant. [Runs 157 to 229]
The SRC-I Pilot Plant in Wilsonville, Alabama, began processing the designated demonstration plant coal (Kentucky 9) on 1 February 1979, with Run 157. This report analyzes the pilot plant data from Run 157 through Run 229, which ended on 21 June 1981. The operating results for Kentucky 9 coals from various mines (Pyro, Lafayette, Dotiki, and Fies) are compared and analyzed. This includes data on the effects of variations in the coal space rate, hydrogen partial pressure, and reaction temperature on SRC yield, sulfur level, and hydrogen consumption. Runs 209, 210, 218-220, 223-226, and 227 were designated as Demonstration Plant Runs (preliminary and extended). These runs were conducted to simulate the conditions specified for the design of the 6000 TPD SRC-I Demonstration Plant. The observed yield structure for these runs is compared with the specified design yield. In addition, solvent sufficiency (during trouble-free operating periods), solvent quality stabilization, and the adequacy of coal-derived anthracene oil (Allied 24CB) as a startup solvent have been confirmed. Finally, the variations in the recycle solvent quality over an extended period, the corrosive effects of process derived liquids, and the effectiveness of sodium carbonate as a corrosion inhibitor are documented and discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Catalytic, Inc., Wilsonville, AL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-76ET10154
- OSTI ID:
- 5414798
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/10154-87; ON: DE82013720
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHLORIDES
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
COAL
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
SRC PROCESS
PILOT PLANTS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
CONSUMPTION RATES
CORROSION INHIBITORS
DEMONSTRATION PLANTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
RECYCLING
SODIUM CARBONATES
YIELDS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONATES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LIQUEFACTION
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SOLVENTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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