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Applied Research and Evaluation of Process Concepts for Liquefaction and
 Gasification of Western Coals - Quarterly Progress Report, April—June 1976

Wiser, Dr. Wendell H.

University of Utah

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Table of Contents

I.

Cover Sheet

1

II.

Objective and Scope of Work

3

III.

Summary of Progress to Date

5

IV.

A-1

Catalytic Gasification of Coal to High BTU Gas

6

 

A-2

Dissolution of Coal in Hydrogen Donor Solvents with

27

 

 

Application of Catalysts and Energized Conditions to Produce Clean Fuels

 

 

A-4

Steam Reforming of Aromatic Compounds

43

 

A-6

Production of Hydrogenation from Char Produced in

43

 

 

Coal Hydrogenation under High Pressure

 

 

A-7

Study of Thermal and Vapor Phase Catalytic Upgrading of Coal Liquids

44

 

A-8

Synthesis of Light Hydrocarbons from CO and H2

45

 

A-9

Development of an Inexpensive Recycle Pump

69

 

B-1

Development of Optimum Catalysts and Supports

69

 

B-2

Fundamental Studies on Adsorption of Catalytic

 

 

 

Materials on Coal

79

 

B-3

Fundamental Studies on Hydrogen Transfer over Coal

91

 

 

Conversion Catalysts

 

 

B-4

Mechanism of Catalytic Hydrogenation by Metal Halide Catalysts

93

 

C-1

The Mechanism of Pyrolysis of Bituminous Coal

104

 

C-2

Heat Transfer to Gas-Solids Suspension in Vertical

 

 

 

Cocurrent Downflow

103

 

D-1

Coal Particle and Catalyst Characteristic s for Hydrogenation

 

 

 

Evaluation and Testing

106

 

D-2

The Effect of Structure on Coal Reactivity

113

 

D-4

Pyrolytic Studies and Separation and Characterization of Coal-

 

 

 

Derived Liquids

115

V.

Conclusion

127