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Preliminary design and assessment of a 50,000-BPD coal-to-methanol-to-gasoline plant. Quarterly technical progress report, 1 January 1981-31 March 1981

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6695738
Project work associated with the Cooperative Agreement has proceeded toward the finalization of contractual relationships between W.R. Grace and Co. (Grace) and its technical subcontractors, The Ralph M. Parsons Company (Parsons), Texaco Development Corporation (TDC), and Mobil Research and Development Corporation (MRDC). Negotiations continued during this reporting period and concluded with finalized versions of subcontracts and preparation of consent packages. Quarterly activities also included assembly and filing of a formal funding application with the US Synthetic Fuels Corporation (SFC) for assistance in financing the Gasoline Plant. This application was accepted as a qualified proposal for review by the SFC. The Grace technical staff began preliminary investigations into potential technologies commercially available for incorporation into the Gasoline Plant. Technologies reviewed were waste heat recovery, methanol synthesis, CO shift, COS hydrolysis, and sulfur recovery. Upon receipt of DOE's consent to all first tier subcontracts, the initial work efforts will be the review of the data generated under the Synthesis Gas Demonstration Plant Program, performance of trade-off studies regardig steam versus electric drivers and site land requirements and investigation of environmental permitting requirements.
Research Organization:
Grace (W.R.) and Co., Memphis, TN (USA). Agricultural Chemicals Group
DOE Contract Number:
FC02-80ET14759
OSTI ID:
6695738
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/14759-T11-DEL-9-2; ON: DE83002829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English