Development of new catalysts for coal-liquids refining. Second quarterly report, 1 April 1979-30 June 1979

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:6225248

Schwager, I

Construction of the new microactivity testing unit is about 25 percent completed. The final design changes for the improved hydrotreating and hydrocracking test units were completed, and the reactors and exit gas-liquid separators are being fabricated. Base-line testing conditions for hydrotreating the SRC-II Fuel Oil Blend were determined with commercial hydrotreating catalysts. A wide range of hydrotreating conditions was studied: temperature (650 to 800/sup 0/F), pressure (400 to 1500 psig), H/sub 2/ flow rate (2000 to 15,000 SCF/bbl), and LHSV (0.5 to 3 ml/ml-hr). An insignificant amount of thermal cracking of SRC-II Fuel Oil Blend, and hydrotreated SRC-II was observed between 900 to 1000/sup 0/F in a standard microactivity testing unit. Catalytic cracking with a commercial FCC catalyst afforded low levels of conversion with untreated SRC-II feed, but with hydrotreated SRC-II, 63 to 67 wt. % conversion, and a gasoline range product fraction of from 67 to 58% by weight could be obtained over the temperature range from 900 to 1000/sup 0/F. Synthesis and characterization of various catalytic components was carried out. Cation exchange of these materials is proceeding. Pilot plant batches of amorphous silica-alumina and silica-alumina-magnesia have been prepared. Exploratory cracking, hydrocracking, and hydrotreating catalysts are being produced in preparation for activity testing.

• Research Organization: Filtrol Corp., Los Angeles, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-78ET12103
• OSTI ID: 6225248
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/12103-T3; FE-2595-2; ON: DE80000213
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC CRACKING
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
CRACKING
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASOLINE
HYDROCRACKING
HYDROGENATION
INFORMATION
LIQUEFACTION
LIQUID FUELS
LIQUIDS
NUMERICAL DATA
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
REFINING
SRC-II PROCESS
SYNTHESIS
THERMAL CRACKING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
YIELDS