3530.     ---------------.  [UNITED STATES NAVAL TECHNICAL MISSION TO JAPAN.]  Japanese Fuels and Lubricants.  Article 7.  Progress in the Synthesis of Liquid Fuels From Coal.  Location and Output of Japanese Synthetic Oil Plants.  X-38(N)-7, February 1946, pp. 14-19, 23; PB 58,701.

Company

Location

Designed capacity

Type of operation

Catalyst

Actual fuel output, kl.

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Coal hydrogena-tion:

1.  Manshu Jinzo Sekiyu Co., Fushun Works

Fushun, Manchuria

2.5 ton/hr.; 10,000 tons per year; nominal throughout Oyama coal.

Liquid-phase, 200 atm. 430°; vapor phase, 200 atm., 430° and 440°, 1st and 2d stage, respectively; coal:vehicle=2:3 by weight.

Liquid phase--precipitated FeS; vapor phase-40% MoS3+60% acid clay; Fe2O3; Fe2O3:S:Sn (OH)2 100: 17:1:ZnCl2

.2 H2O; MoO3.Sn (OH)2.

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770

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690

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2.  Chosen Jinzo Sekyu Co., Agochi Works.

Agochi, Korea

5 tons per hr., pate; 50,000 tons per yr.; Agochi brown coal; nominal production 10,000 kl. heavy oil.

200-250 atm.; Unable to function as coal‑hydro-genation unit; Converted to MeOH synthesis.

See No. 1

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Total coal-hydrogenation oil................................................................................

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770

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690

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Fischer-Tropsch:

1.  Nippon Jinzo Sekiyu Co., Miike works.

Omuta, Kyushu.

30,000 tons per yr. oil output; 1,000 m.3/hr. converter-gas throughput.

Actual production, 16,000 tons; Ruhrchemie license 56 converters; atmospheric pressure, 180°-200°, 2-stage; actual throughput gas, 750 m.3

Co:ThO:MgO:kieselguhr=21.2:1.2:2.4:75.2; Catalyst life, 120 days.

7,200

9,290

13,870

11,070

1,720

2. Amagasaki works.

Amagasaki, Honshu.

30,000 tons per yr.

Atmospheric pressure; 24 double-tube Ruhrchemie-type converters.

Co……….

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200

130

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3. Takikawa works.

Takikawa, Hokkaido.

50,000 tons per yr.

10 atm. pressure; 36 double-tube, 32 single Ruhrchemie-type converters.

Co and precipitated Fe catalyst and natural Fe catalyst.

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1,550

1,600

6,610

2,480

4. Manshu Jinzo Sekiyu Co., Chielin works.

Chielin, Manchuria.

1,000 kl. per yr.

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Under construction.

5. Chinchu works.

Chinchu, Manchuria.

40,000 kl. per yr.

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Under construction.

Total Fischer-Tropsch oil......................................................................................

7,200

10,840

15,670

17,810

4,200