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Title: Solvent tailoring in coal liquefaction. Quarterly report, October 1983-December 1983

Abstract

The contribution of transferable hydrogen in coal-derived solvents to coal conversion was investigated in a two-step process. Initially, the amount of transferable hydrogen in the coal-derived solvents was analyzed by spectroscopic methods and by catalytic dehydrogenation. The spectroscopic methods included carbon magnetic resonance, proton magnetic resonance as well as a combination of these two methods. Three of the methods gave nearly equivalent quantities for the amount of transferable hydrogen present in the complex coal liquids. Coal conversion determined in each of the coal-derived solvents was correlated to the amount of transferable hydrogen present. The contribution of transferable hydrogen is a significant factor in coal dissolution and the presence of saturates and hexane insolubles compounds in these solvents may have a detrimental effect on coal dissolution. 20 references, 9 figures, 2 tables.

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Research Org.:
Auburn Univ., AL (USA). Coal Conversion Lab.
OSTI Identifier:
7090357
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/30209-T7
ON: DE84014513
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-80PC30209
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL LIQUEFACTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; COAL LIQUIDS; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; DEHYDROGENATION; CATALYSTS; CORRELATIONS; MEASURING METHODS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; HYDROGENATION; BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; CALCULATION METHODS; CARBON 13; HYDROGEN 1; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DATA; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUIDS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; LIQUEFACTION; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RESONANCE; SOLVENTS; STABLE ISOTOPES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 010405* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction

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Tarrer, A.R., Curtis, C.W., Guin, J.A., and Williams, D.C.. Solvent tailoring in coal liquefaction. Quarterly report, October 1983-December 1983. United States: N. p., 1983. Web. doi:10.2172/7090357.
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Tarrer, A.R., Curtis, C.W., Guin, J.A., & Williams, D.C.. Solvent tailoring in coal liquefaction. Quarterly report, October 1983-December 1983. United States. doi:10.2172/7090357.
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Tarrer, A.R., Curtis, C.W., Guin, J.A., and Williams, D.C.. Fri . "Solvent tailoring in coal liquefaction. Quarterly report, October 1983-December 1983". United States. doi:10.2172/7090357. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7090357.
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@article{osti_7090357,
title = {Solvent tailoring in coal liquefaction. Quarterly report, October 1983-December 1983},
author = {Tarrer, A.R. and Curtis, C.W. and Guin, J.A. and Williams, D.C.},
abstractNote = {The contribution of transferable hydrogen in coal-derived solvents to coal conversion was investigated in a two-step process. Initially, the amount of transferable hydrogen in the coal-derived solvents was analyzed by spectroscopic methods and by catalytic dehydrogenation. The spectroscopic methods included carbon magnetic resonance, proton magnetic resonance as well as a combination of these two methods. Three of the methods gave nearly equivalent quantities for the amount of transferable hydrogen present in the complex coal liquids. Coal conversion determined in each of the coal-derived solvents was correlated to the amount of transferable hydrogen present. The contribution of transferable hydrogen is a significant factor in coal dissolution and the presence of saturates and hexane insolubles compounds in these solvents may have a detrimental effect on coal dissolution. 20 references, 9 figures, 2 tables.},
doi = {10.2172/7090357},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
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