SRC-I coal refinery. Task 5. Definitization plan for Phases I, II, and III

Technical Report · Tue Jul 31 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5630698

A definitive plan has been prepared for the design, procurement, construction, and operation of an SRC-I Coal Refinery for processing approximately 6000 TPD of Kentucky No. 9 coal to produce products which can displace oil. The plan contemplates locating the plant, costing approximately $500 million, at a site near Newman in Daviess County, Kentucky with initial operation of the facility in January 1984. It recommends that the plant include a second stage of liquefaction (LC-Fining) for processing a portion of the product SRC into fuel oil or feedstock for gasoline and/or petrochemicals. The site was selected via a meticulous procedure of elimination by the Rust Engineering Company under contract to the Kentucky Center for Energy Research. The site is accessible by highway, railroad, and river barge, and is located in a coal belt so that the coal supply finally selected should be within 55 miles of the site. The Phase 0 technical studies indicate that viable alternatives are available for all of the processing steps required. Final decisions must be made early in Phase 1 on (1) the method for solids separation, (2) the type of gasifier to be used for generating hydrogen, and (3) the design capacity to be included for further processing of product SRC to coke by coking/calcining and for a second liquefaction stage to convert product SRC to liquid fuels. The final decisions will be based on up-to-date information from the pilot plants along with strategic marketing, legal, and economic considerations.

• Research Organization: Southern Co. Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: ET-78-C-05-3054
• OSTI ID: 5630698
• Report Number(s): ORO-3054-T6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
015000 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
AVAILABILITY
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COAL
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUEFACTION PLANTS
COAL LIQUIDS
COKE
COMMERCIALIZATION
DEASHING
DEMONSTRATION PLANTS
DESIGN
ELECTRODES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUEFACTION
MANAGEMENT
MARKET
PLANNING
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
REFINING
SITE SELECTION
SOLVENT-REFINED COAL
SRC PROCESS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES