Coal liquefaction research. Quarterly report, April-June 1984

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6254930

Granoff, B ^[1]

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1. ed.

This quarterly report for the period April through June 1984 summarizes activities in Sandia National Laboratories' continuing program of coal liquefaction research. The primary goals are to: explore novel catalytic concepts and materials for conversion of coal to liquid fuels; determine the effects of process variables on catalyst deactivation; determine the effects of coal structure and solvent properties on low temperature dissolution; study the kinetics and catalysis of hydrogen transfer reactions; develop an understanding of slurry gelling phenomena; and provide a technical assessment of coal liquefaction processes. During this period, work was performed on: analysis of catalyst samples from Wilsonville Run 246; catalyst presulfiding; catalyst activity testing using pyrene as a chemical probe; catalyst deactivation using a high-pressure model compound test reactor; dissolution chemistry of Wyodak coal; slurry gelling utilizing the helical screw rheometer; use of ESCA analysis to study activation of indirect coal liquefaction catalysts; hydrogenation of polynuclear aromatic components in coal-derived solvents; technology assessment of coal liquefaction processes; and exploratory catalysis research. 2 references, 4 figures, 5 tables.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6254930
• Report Number(s): SAND-84-1431; ON: DE85005322
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
AROMATICS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CATALYSIS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COAL
COAL LIQUEFACTION
CONDENSED AROMATICS
DATA
DEACTIVATION
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL SLURRIES
FUELS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GELATION
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGENATION
INFORMATION
LIQUEFACTION
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
PYRENE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SLURRIES
SPECTROSCOPY
SUBBITUMINOUS COAL
SULFIDATION
SUSPENSIONS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES