Direct use of methane in coal liquefaction
Abstract
This invention relates to a process for converting solid carbonaceous material, such as coal, to liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons utilizing methane, generally at a residence time of about 20-120 minutes at a temperature of 250.degree.-750.degree. C., preferably 350.degree.-450.degree. C., pressurized up to 6000 psi, and preferably in the 1000-2500 psi range, preferably directly utilizing methane 50-100% by volume in a mix of methane and hydrogen. A hydrogen donor solvent or liquid vehicle such as tetralin, tetrahydroquinoline, piperidine, and pyrolidine may be used in a slurry mix where the solvent feed is 0-100% by weight of the coal or carbonaceous feed. Carbonaceous feed material can either be natural, such as coal, wood, oil shale, petroleum, tar sands, etc., or man-made residual oils, tars, and heavy hydrocarbon residues from other processing systems.
- Inventors:
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- Shoreham, NY
- Melville, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866337
- Patent Number(s):
- 4687570
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- direct; methane; coal; liquefaction; relates; process; converting; solid; carbonaceous; material; liquid; gaseous; hydrocarbons; utilizing; residence; time; 20-120; minutes; temperature; 250; degree; -750; preferably; 350; -450; pressurized; 6000; psi; 1000-2500; range; directly; 50-100; volume; mix; hydrogen; donor; solvent; vehicle; tetralin; tetrahydroquinoline; piperidine; pyrolidine; slurry; feed; 0-100; weight; natural; wood; oil; shale; petroleum; tar; sands; etc; man-made; residual; oils; tars; heavy; hydrocarbon; residues; processing; systems; gaseous hydrocarbons; gaseous hydrocarbon; hydrogen donor; donor solvent; residence time; feed material; coal liquefaction; oil shale; carbonaceous material; solid carbonaceous; tar sands; slurry mix; solid carbon; processing systems; residual oil; heavy hydrocarbon; carbonaceous feed; residual oils; liquid vehicle; tar sand; hydrocarbons utilizing; carbon residue; /208/
Citation Formats
Sundaram, Muthu S, and Steinberg, Meyer. Direct use of methane in coal liquefaction. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Sundaram, Muthu S, & Steinberg, Meyer. Direct use of methane in coal liquefaction. United States.
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title = {Direct use of methane in coal liquefaction},
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abstractNote = {This invention relates to a process for converting solid carbonaceous material, such as coal, to liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons utilizing methane, generally at a residence time of about 20-120 minutes at a temperature of 250.degree.-750.degree. C., preferably 350.degree.-450.degree. C., pressurized up to 6000 psi, and preferably in the 1000-2500 psi range, preferably directly utilizing methane 50-100% by volume in a mix of methane and hydrogen. A hydrogen donor solvent or liquid vehicle such as tetralin, tetrahydroquinoline, piperidine, and pyrolidine may be used in a slurry mix where the solvent feed is 0-100% by weight of the coal or carbonaceous feed. Carbonaceous feed material can either be natural, such as coal, wood, oil shale, petroleum, tar sands, etc., or man-made residual oils, tars, and heavy hydrocarbon residues from other processing systems.},
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