Coal conversion process

Patent · Tue Mar 14 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6707976

Leas, A M

In accordance with the present invention, a process for the conversion of carbonaceous materials to clean liquid and gaseous fuels is provided which comprises reacting an active metal catalyst, recycle fuel gas and carbonaceous material in a U-Bend mixer; separating fuel values therefrom in a gas separator; feeding unreacted or undissolved carbonaceous material and metal catalyst with hot recirculating siliceous particles to a carbonaceous material reactor at temperatures sufficiently high to remove additional fuel values from said carbonaceous material, recovering resultant ash admixed with spent metal catalyst therefrom, separating metal catalyst therefrom and recovering as metal carbonyl by reaction with carbon monoxide, converting said metal carbonyl to metal sulfide and recycling to said mixture.

• Assignee: Leas Brothers Development Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 4078989
• OSTI ID: 6707976
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010404* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Gasification
010405 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
CATALYSTS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
LIQUEFACTION
RECOVERY
RECYCLING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES