Hydroliquefaction of coal
Abstract
Coal is catalytically hydroliquefied by passing coal dispersed in a liquefaction solvent and hydrogen upwardly through a plurality of parallel expanded catalyst beds, in a single reactor, in separate streams, each having a cross-sectional flow area of no greater than 255 inches square, with each of the streams through each of the catalyst beds having a length and a liquid and gas superficial velocity to maintain an expanded catalyst bed and provide a Peclet Number of at least 3. If recycle is employed, the ratio of recycle to total feed (coal and liquefaction solvent) is no greater than 2:1, based on volume. Such conditions provide for improved selectivity to liquid product to thereby reduce hydrogen consumption. The plurality of beds are formed by partitions in the reactor.
- Inventors:
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- Upper Montclair, NJ
- Fairlawn, NJ
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864142
- Patent Number(s):
- 4316792
- Assignee:
- Lummus Company (Bloomfield, NJ)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EX-76-C-01-2514
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- hydroliquefaction; coal; catalytically; hydroliquefied; passing; dispersed; liquefaction; solvent; hydrogen; upwardly; plurality; parallel; expanded; catalyst; beds; single; reactor; separate; streams; cross-sectional; flow; 255; inches; square; length; liquid; gas; superficial; velocity; maintain; bed; provide; peclet; recycle; employed; ratio; total; feed; based; volume; conditions; improved; selectivity; product; reduce; consumption; formed; partitions; liquefaction solvent; cross-sectional flow; liquid product; catalyst bed; improved selectivity; separate streams; single reactor; hydrogen consumption; /208/422/
Citation Formats
Sze, Morgan C, and Schindler, Harvey D. Hydroliquefaction of coal. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Sze, Morgan C, & Schindler, Harvey D. Hydroliquefaction of coal. United States.
Sze, Morgan C, and Schindler, Harvey D. Fri .
"Hydroliquefaction of coal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864142.
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title = {Hydroliquefaction of coal},
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abstractNote = {Coal is catalytically hydroliquefied by passing coal dispersed in a liquefaction solvent and hydrogen upwardly through a plurality of parallel expanded catalyst beds, in a single reactor, in separate streams, each having a cross-sectional flow area of no greater than 255 inches square, with each of the streams through each of the catalyst beds having a length and a liquid and gas superficial velocity to maintain an expanded catalyst bed and provide a Peclet Number of at least 3. If recycle is employed, the ratio of recycle to total feed (coal and liquefaction solvent) is no greater than 2:1, based on volume. Such conditions provide for improved selectivity to liquid product to thereby reduce hydrogen consumption. The plurality of beds are formed by partitions in the reactor.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
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