Synthetic fuels technology overview with health and environmental impacts
An introduction is presented to the following synthetic fuels technologies: (1) the Lurgi gasification of coal (2) the Fischer-Tropsch liquefaction of coal (3) coal-methanol conversion (4) donor solvent gas liquefaction (5) Tosco surface shale retorting ethanol production from coal and (6) the coal-methanol-gasoline conversion process. After establishing the system characteristics of these six technologies, consideration is given to their potential major health, safety, environmental and socio-economic impacts at the global, regional and local levels. It is determined that the main global consequence of synfuels development is climate modification, to which may be added the regional impact of dry and wet deposition of gaseous and particulate pollutants, and land and water quality deterioration due to soil erosion at the local level.
- OSTI ID:
- 5604044
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COAL GASIFICATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
PUBLIC HEALTH
COAL LIQUEFACTION
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
LURGI PROCESS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TOSCOAL PROCESS
AIR POLLUTION
ECONOMICS
SHALE OIL
USA
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
LIQUEFACTION
MINERAL OILS
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
090100* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- (-1989)