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Title: Characterization of selected Ohio coals to predict their conversion behavior relative to 104 North American Coals. [Factors correlating with liquefaction behavior]

Abstract

Twenty-six coal samples from Ohio were collected as washed and seam samples, and lithobodies within the seams. Characterization of these samples included determination of % maceral, % anti R/sub max/, LTA, chlorine content and proximate/ultimate and qualitative mineral analyses. These data were compared to data from a similar project by Yarzab, R.F., et al., 1980 completed at Pennsylvania State University using tetralin as the hydrogen donor solvent. The characteristics of these coals were correlated with liquefaction conversion and other data accrued on 104 North American coals by statistical analyses. Utilizing percent carbon, sulfur, volatile matter, reflectance, vitrinite and total reactive macerals, Q-mode cluster analysis demonstrated that Ohio coals are more similar to the coals of the Interior province than to those of the Appalachian province. Linear multiple regression analysis for the 104 North American coals provided a prediction equation for conversion (R = .96). The predicted conversion values for the samples range from 58.8 to 79.6%, with the Lower Kittanning (No. 5) and the Middle Kittanning (No. 6) coal seams showing the highest predicted percent conversion (respectively, 73.4 and 72.2%). The moderately low FSI values for the No. 5 and No. 6 coals (respectively, 2.5 and 3) and their moderatelymore » high alkaline earth content (respectively, 0.69 and 0.74%) suggest that these coals possess the best overall properties for conversion. Stepwise regression has indicated that the most important coal characteristics affecting conversion are, in decreasing order of importance: % volatile matter, % vitrinite and % total sulfur. Conversion processes can be expected to produce higher yields with Ohio coals due to the presence of such mineral catalysts as pyrite and kaolinite. It is believed that the presence of these disposable catalysts increases the marketability of Ohio coals.« less

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Research Org.:
Toledo Univ., OH (USA). Organic Carbon Facility
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
6754230
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 6754230; Legacy ID: DE83000166
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/14806-27-Vol.3
ON: DE83000166
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-79ET14806
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Technical Report
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Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; SULFUR CONTENT; VOLATILE MATTER; COAL LIQUEFACTION; KAOLINITE; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; MINERALS; PYRITE; ASHES; CATALYSIS; CHLORIDES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MACERALS; REFLECTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM SILICATES; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DATA; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON SULFIDES; LIQUEFACTION; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICS; MATTER; NUMERICAL DATA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESIDUES; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STATISTICS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS 010405* -- Coal, Lignite, & Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction; 010600 -- Coal, Lignite, & Peat-- Properties & Composition

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Whitacre, T. P., Hunt, T. J., and Kneller, W. A. Characterization of selected Ohio coals to predict their conversion behavior relative to 104 North American Coals. [Factors correlating with liquefaction behavior]. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.2172/6754230.
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Whitacre, T. P., Hunt, T. J., & Kneller, W. A. Characterization of selected Ohio coals to predict their conversion behavior relative to 104 North American Coals. [Factors correlating with liquefaction behavior]. United States. doi:10.2172/6754230.
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Whitacre, T. P., Hunt, T. J., and Kneller, W. A. Mon . "Characterization of selected Ohio coals to predict their conversion behavior relative to 104 North American Coals. [Factors correlating with liquefaction behavior]". United States. doi:10.2172/6754230. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6754230.
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@article{osti_6754230,
title = {Characterization of selected Ohio coals to predict their conversion behavior relative to 104 North American Coals. [Factors correlating with liquefaction behavior]},
author = {Whitacre, T. P. and Hunt, T. J. and Kneller, W. A.},
abstractNote = {Twenty-six coal samples from Ohio were collected as washed and seam samples, and lithobodies within the seams. Characterization of these samples included determination of % maceral, % anti R/sub max/, LTA, chlorine content and proximate/ultimate and qualitative mineral analyses. These data were compared to data from a similar project by Yarzab, R.F., et al., 1980 completed at Pennsylvania State University using tetralin as the hydrogen donor solvent. The characteristics of these coals were correlated with liquefaction conversion and other data accrued on 104 North American coals by statistical analyses. Utilizing percent carbon, sulfur, volatile matter, reflectance, vitrinite and total reactive macerals, Q-mode cluster analysis demonstrated that Ohio coals are more similar to the coals of the Interior province than to those of the Appalachian province. Linear multiple regression analysis for the 104 North American coals provided a prediction equation for conversion (R = .96). The predicted conversion values for the samples range from 58.8 to 79.6%, with the Lower Kittanning (No. 5) and the Middle Kittanning (No. 6) coal seams showing the highest predicted percent conversion (respectively, 73.4 and 72.2%). The moderately low FSI values for the No. 5 and No. 6 coals (respectively, 2.5 and 3) and their moderately high alkaline earth content (respectively, 0.69 and 0.74%) suggest that these coals possess the best overall properties for conversion. Stepwise regression has indicated that the most important coal characteristics affecting conversion are, in decreasing order of importance: % volatile matter, % vitrinite and % total sulfur. Conversion processes can be expected to produce higher yields with Ohio coals due to the presence of such mineral catalysts as pyrite and kaolinite. It is believed that the presence of these disposable catalysts increases the marketability of Ohio coals.},
doi = {10.2172/6754230},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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