Coal liquefaction study under the nonisothermal reaction temperature: Final report

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5638765

Kwon, K C

Kentucky No. 9 coal was soaked with 1-methylnaphthalene 60 minutes at 250/sup 0/C and 300/sup 0/C and liquefied with molecular hydrogen for 15 minutes at 380/sup 0/C to investigate effects of soaking temperatures on liquefaction in the presence of various hydrogen donor solvents. Coal liquefaction runs were conducted for both Kentucky No. 9 coal and Wyodak coal, increasing coal liquefaction temperatures from 200/sup 0/C or 300/sup 0/C up to 380/sup 0/C for 15 minutes to identify roles of hydrogen donor solvents in the early stages of coal liquefaction. Effects of reaction severity on liquefaction of coal in the presence of water were investigated. A series of coal liquefaction runs were conducted for Kentucky No. 9 coal, increasing coal liquefaction temperatures from 200/sup 0/C or 300/sup 0/C up to 380/sup 0/C. Objectives are (1) to investigate effects of reaction severity on coal liquefaction, (2) to understand roles of hydrogen donor solvents in the early stage of coal liquefaction, (3) to study effects of initial liquefaction temperatures on coal liquefaction, and (4) to evaluate effects of hydrogen donor solvents on product distributions in the early stages of liquefying Kentucky No. 9 coal at nonisothermal liquefaction temperatures. 16 figs., 5 tabs.

• Research Organization: Tuskegee Univ., AL (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-84PC70802
• OSTI ID: 5638765
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/70802-T7; ON: DE87014402
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AROMATICS
AZAARENES
AZINES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
ELEMENTS
FURANS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
KINETICS
LIQUEFACTION
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
NAPHTHALENE
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENANTHRENE
PYRIDINES
QUINOLINES
REACTION KINETICS
REACTIVITY
SOLVENT PROPERTIES
SOLVENTS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TETRAHYDROFURAN
TETRALIN
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WATER
YIELDS