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Title: C1 Chemistry for the Production of Ultra-Clean Liquid Transportation Fuels and Hydrogen

Abstract

Faculty and students from five universities--the University of Kentucky, University of Pittsburgh, University of Utah, West Virginia University, and Auburn University--are collaborating in a research program to develop C1 chemistry processes to produce ultra-clean liquid transportation fuels and hydrogen, the zero-emissions transportation fuel of the future. The feedstocks contain one carbon atom per molecular unit. They include synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen produced by coal gasification or reforming of natural gas, methane, methanol, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide. An important objective is to develop C1 technology for the production of liquid transportation fuel and hydrogen from domestically plentiful resources such as coal, coalbed methane, and natural gas. An Industrial Advisory Board with representatives from Chevron-Texaco, Eastman Chemical, Conoco-Phillips, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army National Automotive Center (Tank & Automotive Command--TACOM), and Tier Associates provides guidance on the practicality of the research. The current report presents results obtained in this research program during the six months of the subject contract from October 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003. The results are presented in thirteen detailed reports on research projects headed by various faculty members at each of the five CFFS Universities. Additionally, anmore » Executive Summary has been prepared that summarizes the principal results of all of these projects during the six-month reporting period.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
881867
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-02NT41594
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 03 NATURAL GAS; 08 HYDROGEN; 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; AIR; ATOMS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMISTRY; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOL; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; PRODUCTION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SYNTHESIS GAS

Citation Formats

Huffman, Gerald P. C1 Chemistry for the Production of Ultra-Clean Liquid Transportation Fuels and Hydrogen. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.2172/881867.
Huffman, Gerald P. C1 Chemistry for the Production of Ultra-Clean Liquid Transportation Fuels and Hydrogen. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/881867
Huffman, Gerald P. 2005. "C1 Chemistry for the Production of Ultra-Clean Liquid Transportation Fuels and Hydrogen". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/881867. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/881867.
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title = {C1 Chemistry for the Production of Ultra-Clean Liquid Transportation Fuels and Hydrogen},
author = {Huffman, Gerald P},
abstractNote = {Faculty and students from five universities--the University of Kentucky, University of Pittsburgh, University of Utah, West Virginia University, and Auburn University--are collaborating in a research program to develop C1 chemistry processes to produce ultra-clean liquid transportation fuels and hydrogen, the zero-emissions transportation fuel of the future. The feedstocks contain one carbon atom per molecular unit. They include synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen produced by coal gasification or reforming of natural gas, methane, methanol, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide. An important objective is to develop C1 technology for the production of liquid transportation fuel and hydrogen from domestically plentiful resources such as coal, coalbed methane, and natural gas. An Industrial Advisory Board with representatives from Chevron-Texaco, Eastman Chemical, Conoco-Phillips, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army National Automotive Center (Tank & Automotive Command--TACOM), and Tier Associates provides guidance on the practicality of the research. The current report presents results obtained in this research program during the six months of the subject contract from October 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003. The results are presented in thirteen detailed reports on research projects headed by various faculty members at each of the five CFFS Universities. Additionally, an Executive Summary has been prepared that summarizes the principal results of all of these projects during the six-month reporting period.},
doi = {10.2172/881867},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 2005}
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