TITLE: The Joint Australia/Federal Republic of Germany Feasibility Study on the Conversion of Australian Coals into Liquid Fuels in Australia.

AUTHOR: K. H. Imhausen.

INST.  AUTHOR: Imhausen-Chemie G.m.b.H., Lahr (Germany, F.R.).

SPONSOR: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: Germany Federal Republic

SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) [NASAE] , Aug 82,  111p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE82451004

ABSTRACT:

The IG hydrogenation process used commercially in Germany up to 1945, was  improved. Pilot plants in Germany are presently under construction or in the start-up phase. A technical concept for the conversion of Australian bituminous coals and/or Australian brown coals into automotive fuels, using coal hydrogenation, gasification and Fisher-Tropsch synthesis was developed. Development of technology, consumption figures and of expenditure/investment for a complete plant, producing about 3 million tons of automotive fuels per year, was also attempted. The results show that standard automotive fuels are produced from bituminous coal, using a combination of high pressure coal hydrogenation and of Fisher-Tropsch synthesis, and from brown coal, using high pressure coal hydrogenation only. Under the assumption that crude oil prices increase 3% more rapidly than yearly inflation, and the raw material cost are staying at a low level, commercial plants are planned.

REPORT  NUMBER: BMFT-FB-T-82-133;   ISSN-0340-7608