DOE (U. S. Department of Energy) awards solvent-refined coal (SRC) design contracts to two firms
Journal Article
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· Chem. Week; (United States)
OSTI ID:6889647
DOE has awarded $6 million each to Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co. and to Southern Services Inc. to develop preliminary designs for a full-scale SRC unit to convert approx. 6000 tons/day of coal into a low-sulfur, almost ashless fuel equivalent to 20,000 bbl/day of crude oil. If DOE is satisfied with the designs, the first two production units could be turning out synthetic fuel by 1983. The Pittsburg plant would produce a boiler fuel similar to residual fuel oil, and the Southern plant could make a heavier fuel that could be burned on site or solidified for transport and storage. A number of companies have been working on variations of SRC technology. A major problem is separation of the remaining solids after the coal is liquefied.
- OSTI ID:
- 6889647
- Journal Information:
- Chem. Week; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Week; (United States) Vol. 123:3; ISSN CHWKA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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