Solvolysis liquefaction of coal

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Energy Dev. Jpn.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6588786

Honda, H ^[1]; Kakiyama, H

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1. Science Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

An outline of the solvolysis liquefaction process of coal is described. One of the characteristics of this process is the use of heat-treated petroleum refinery bottoms as the solent for coal. Refined pitch is utilized not only as fuel, but also as raw material for carbon materials. For instance, pitch cokes are made from petroleum residue or coal-tar. These cokes have both disadvantages and advantages. To compensate for the disadvantages, solvolysis pitch, made from coal and petroleum residue, can be used effectively. A pilot plant having a processing capacity of one ton of coal a day by the solvolysis process, has been constructed in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nagasaki, Kyushu. A second pilot plant of 40 ton/day will be constructed in 1981.

• OSTI ID: 6588786
• Journal Information: Energy Dev. Jpn.; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Dev. Jpn.; (United States) Vol. 1:3; ISSN EDJAD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
ASIA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL TAR
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HEAT TREATMENTS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
JAPAN
LIQUEFACTION
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PITCHES
RESIDUES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
SOLVOLYSIS
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES