DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUOUS SOLVENT EXTRACTION PROCESSES FOR COAL DERIVED CARBON PRODUCTS

Technical Report · Tue Mar 07 04:00:00 EST 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/878458· OSTI ID:878458

Kennel, Elliot B ^[1]; Berg, Quentin C; Carpenter, Stephen P; Dadyburjor, Dady; Hissam, Jason C; Katakdaunde, Manoj; Magean, Liviu; Saddawi, Abha; Stiller, Alfred H; Zondlo, John W

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1. West Virginia University

The purpose of this DOE-funded effort is to develop continuous processes for solvent extraction of coal for the production of carbon products. The largest applications are those which support metals smelting, such as anodes for aluminum smelting and electrodes for arc furnaces. Other carbon products include materials used in creating fuels for the Direct Carbon Fuel Cell, metals smelting, especially in the aluminum and steel industries, as well as porous carbon structural material referred to as ''carbon foam'' and carbon fibers. During this reporting period, efforts have focused on the development of carbon electrodes for Direct Carbon Fuel Cells (DCFC), and on carbon foam composites used in ballistic armor, as well as the hydrotreatment of solvents used in the basic solvent extraction process. A major goal is the production of 1500 pounds of binder pitch, corresponding to about 3000 pounds of hydrotreated solvent.

• Research Organization: West Virginia University
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-03NT41873
• OSTI ID: 878458
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ALUMINIUM
ANODES
ARC FURNACES
ARMOR
BINDERS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CARBON
CARBON FIBERS
COAL
ELECTRODES
FUEL CELLS
SMELTING
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
STEELS