Solvent refined coal (SRC) process. Quarterly technical progress report, January 1--March 31, 1978

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6074365· OSTI ID:6074365

This report summarizes the progress of the Solvent Refined Coal (SRC) project by the Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Mining Co. for the Department of Energy for the period January 1, 1978 through March 31, 1978. Major accomplishments at the Solvent Refined Coal Pilot Plant during the period included continued successful operation of the plant in the SRC II mode processing Pittsburgh seam and Illinois No. 6 coals. Three additional material balance runs were completed with the Pittsburgh seam coal and three with the Illinois No. 6 coal. Installation of Filter C was essentially completed during the quarter and an experimental program was developed to evaluate the new filter. Construction of the Lummus antisolvent deashing system was about 25% completed at the end of the quarter. Activity at the Merriam Laboratory included a study of the effects of addition of iron compounds to low ash-low iron coal in both SRC I and SRC II operation, two brief series of SRC I runs on Illinois No. 6 and Pittsburgh seam coals to provide startup guidance for the pilot plant, and a run made at conditions simulating those of a Fort Lewis SRC II material balance run to provide another comparison between yields obtained on the two units. Construction of the upgraded bench scale unit at Merriam continued and a general facilities building was completed and occupied.

• Research Organization: Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co., Shawnee Mission, KS (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6074365
• Report Number(s): FE-0496-155
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
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Lignite
& Peat-- Properties & Composition
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
DATA
DATA FORMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FRACTIONATION
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
INFORMATION
LIQUEFACTION
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PILOT PLANTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SRC PROCESS
SRC-II PROCESS
TABLES
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