Solvent refined coal (SRC) process operation of solvent refined coal pilot plant, Wilsonville, Alabama. Quarterly technical progress report, July-September 1980

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6800719

Basu, A; Blair, H O; Boykin, R G

This report summarizes the operating data and test results obtaind at the 6 ton per day solvent refined coal (SRC) pilot plant in Wilsonville, Alabama for the third quarter of 1980. Kentucky 9 coal from the Fies mine was processed during the early part of the period (Runs 211 and 212) and again later in the period (Runs 215 through 217). Kentucky 9 coal from the Dotiki mine was fed to the pilot plant during Runs 213 and 214. Coal conversion ranged from 93 to 94.3% of the MAF coal, while the SRC yield ranged from 43 to 81% of the MAF coal. Recovery of SRC from the Critical Solvent Deashing (CSD) unit ranged from 72.7 to 91.3%. The objectives of the runs were: to evaluate the performance of deashing solvent B in the CSD unit in comparison with deashing solvent A (Runs 211 and 212); to investigate the processing of high-chlorine coal and to test the Industrial Filter and Pump Manufacturing Co. (IF) candle filter (Runs 213 and 214); to simulate the design conditions for a 6000 tpd SRC demonstration plant (Run 215); and to evaluate the effects of increasing light SRC addition to the SRC unit with respect to overall unit performance, SRC yield, SRC sulfur content, and solvent balance (Runs 216 and 217).

• Research Organization: Catalytic, Inc., Wilsonville, AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-76ET10154
• OSTI ID: 6800719
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/10154-T21; FE-2270-77-81; ON: DE81023689
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
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& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
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DEASHING
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
INFORMATION
LIQUEFACTION
LIQUIDS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
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SOLVENTS
SRC PROCESS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
YIELDS