Assessment of long-term research needs for coal-liquefaction technologies: FERWG-2

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6343200

Penner, S S

The Fossil Energy Research Working Group (FERWG), at the request of J.M. Deutch (Under Secretary of DOE), E. Frieman (Director, Officeof Energy Research) and G. Fumich, Jr. (Assistant Secretary for Fossil Fuels), has studied and reviewed currently funded coal-liquefaction technologies. These studies were performed in order to provide an independent assessment of critical research areas that affect the long-term development of coal-liquefaction technologies. The research needs identified by FERWG are generally consistent with research needs recognized by DOE contractors. Process research needs often refer to urgent practical difficulties that are best resolved by studies performed at contractor organizations in conjunction with current development programs. Our listing does not indicate priorities and we have not attempted to assign appropriate budgetary requirements. While needs and deficiencies identified by FERWG in ongoing programs have greatly influenced our selection of research recommendations summarized in Chapter 2, the basic studies which we recommend have a larger focus than the resolution of ongoing programmatic difficulties. Research on coal science, just as basic research in other fields, should be of such a scope that its effective prosecution will yield results that will be useful in applications that are not now defined while serving, at the same time, as a repository of knowledge that may serve to resolve or ameliorate ongoing programmatic difficulties.

• Research Organization: California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79ER10007
• OSTI ID: 6343200
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/10007-T3; ON: DE87012829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
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HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
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