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Novel Experimental Studies for Coal Liquefaction: 
Quarterly Progress Report, January 1, 1988-March 31, 1988

 Holder, Gerald D.
Tierney, John W.

University of Pittsburgh

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Table of Contents

Task 1:

Behavior of Slurry Reactors used for Indirect Liquefaction of Coal

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1.1

Scope of Work

1

1.2

Results and Highlights

2

1.3

Future Work

2

1.4

InSitu Activation of Copper-Chromite Catalyst

2

1.5

Effect of H2/CO Ratio on the Concurrent Reaction

6

1.6

Thermodynamics of the Concurrent Reaction in a Slurry Reactor Using Methanol as a Carrier Alcohol

8

1.7

Modeling of Non-Isothermal Fischer-Tropsch Slurry Reactors

12

1.8

References

12

Task 2:

Coal Liquefaction Under Supercritical Conditions

13

2.1

Results and Highlights

14

2.2

Future Work

14

Appendix

Supercritical Fluid – Solid Transfer Coefficients in the CO2 – Napthene System

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