Refining and upgrading of synfuels from coal and oil shales by advanced catalytic processes

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6329526

Sullivan, R F

Syncrude from the Integrated Two-Stage Liquefaction (ITSL) Process, derived from Illinois No. 6 coal, was refined to produce transportation fuels in an extensive program of laboratory and pilot plant studies. It was demonstrated that advanced, commercial petroleum processing technology can be used to refine this syncrude to gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel fuel. ITSL syndrude differs from petroleum crude in that it contains no residue and most of it boils in the middle distillate (diesel and jet fuel) boiling range. It contains less hydrogen than petroleum crudes. It also contains heteroatoms impurities that need to be removed to make finished transportation fuels. The ITSL oil was first hydrotreated to remove the heteroatoms and increase the hydrogen content. In a single hydrotreating stage, diesel fuel was produced with a cetane number of 44 at a yield of 101 LV %, based on the ITSL oil feed. To obtain a maximum of jet fuel, hydrotreated ITSL oil was hydrocracked to extinction in a two-stage hydrocracker. At 550/sup 0/F recycle cut point, the jet fuel yield was 84 LV % based on ITSL oil feed. Because of its high density and high volumetric energy content, this jet could be of particular interest as a military fuel. The make naphtha as the only liquid product, the ITSL oil was hydrocracked at a 350/sup 0/F recycle cut point. The 150-350/sup 0/F naphtha contained 90 LV % cyclics. Its properties make it an excellent feed to a catalytic reformer for production of high octane gasoline. The results reported here will be used in engineering studies to estimate the cost of upgrading ITSL oil. 39 refs., 23 figs., 78 tabs.

• Research Organization: Chevron Research Co., Richmond, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-76ET10532
• OSTI ID: 6329526
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/10532-T25; ON: DE86004570
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
COAL TAR OILS
CRACKING
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
DIESEL FUELS
DISTILLATES
DISTILLATION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GASOLINE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROCRACKING
HYDROGENATION
INFORMATION
JET ENGINE FUELS
LIQUEFACTION
LIQUID FUELS
LIQUIDS
NAPHTHA
NUMERICAL DATA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PILOT PLANTS
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
PYROLYSIS
REFINING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TSL PROCESS