Operation of the Wilsonville Advanced Coal-Liquefaction R and D Facility, Wilsonville, Alabama. Quarterly technical progress report, January-March 1982

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6232002

The first quarter 1982 report summarizes the operating and test data obtained at the six ton per day Advanced Coal Liquefaction Research and Development Facility in Wilsonville, Alabama. The Wilsonville R and D Facility was in operation 52% of the period with scheduled shutdowns accounting for 33% of the downtime. Illinois 6 coal from the Burning Star No. 2 mine was processed during Run 236. The three process units of the Wilsonville facility were operated in a non-integrated mode to evaluate process parameters and to test equipment and operating modifications. Data were obtained in the following areas: In the SRC Unit: operation at low severity reaction conditions for single stage liquefaction with a high LSRC recycle rate using Illinois 6 coal; process solvent activity control; and preliminary feeding tests with hydrotreated SRC as a replacement for LSRC in the process solvent. In the CSD Unit: operation with T102 Vacuum Column bottoms produced at low severity reaction conditions using Illinois 6 coal; start-up with feed direct from the SRC unit rather than remelted, deashed SRC; modifications to the first stage ash removal system; DAS loss reduction; and alternate DAS utilization. In the HTR Unit: operation on SRC produced at low severity conditions with Illinois 6 coal; product yield and qualities; and catalyst aging.

• Research Organization: Catalytic, Inc., Wilsonville, AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-76ET10154
• OSTI ID: 6232002
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/10154-122; ON: DE83012237
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
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DEASHING
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HYDROGENATION
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LIQUEFACTION
LIQUIDS
NUMERICAL DATA
PILOT PLANTS
SRC PROCESS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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