Refining coal liquids: Where we stand

Conference · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Gas Fuel Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5479864

Sullivan, R F; Frumkin, H A

In extensive studies sponsored by the US Department of Energy, syncrudes from a variety of coals (bituminous, sub-bituminous, lignite) and several direct coal-liquefaction processes (SRC-II, H-Coal, EDS, ITSL) were catalytically hydroprocessed in pilot plant tests. The results show that these syncrudes can be refined to transportation fuels (diesel, jet fuel, gasoline) using commercial petroleum hydroprocessing technology. Key factors that determine how easy or difficult a particular syncrude is to refine are boiling range (endpoint), hydrogen content, and heteroatom content. This paper reviews experimental results, discusses alternative refining routes, compares projected costs for these routes with different feeds, and identifies areas in which further research is needed.

• Research Organization: Chevron Research Co., P.O. Box 1627, Richmond, CA
• OSTI ID: 5479864
• Report Number(s): CONF-860425-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Gas Fuel Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 31:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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