Developing technologies for synthetic fuels

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · AIAA Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6670530

Sprow, F B

After consideration of a likely timetable for the development of a synthetic fuels industry and its necessary supporting technology, the large variety of such fuels and their potential roles is assessed along with their commercialization outlook. Among the fuel production methods considered are: (1) above-ground retorting of oil shale (2) in-situ shale retorting (3) open pit mining of tar sands (4) in-situ steam stimulation of tar sands (5) coal gasification (6) methanol synthesis from carbon monoxide and hydrogen and (7) direct coal liquefaction by the hydrogenation of coal. It is shown that while the U.S. has very limited resource bases for tar sands and heavy crudes, the abundance of shale in the western states and the abundance and greater geographical dispersion of coal will make these the two most important resources of a future synthetic fuels industry.

• Research Organization: Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ
• OSTI ID: 6670530
• Report Number(s): CONF-8105150-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIAA Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: 81-0836
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
BITUMENS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
DECOMPOSITION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUELS
GASIFICATION
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGENATION
LIQUEFACTION
MINERAL OILS
MINING
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES