R. I. 4775 - The Role of Oxygen in the Production of Synthetic Liquid Fuels from Coal

R. I. 4775

The Role of Oxygen in the Production of Synthetic Liquid Fuels from Coal - 1951

H. R. Batchelder¹^/
R. G. Dressler²^/
R. F. Tenney¹^/
L. C. Skinner¹^/
L. L. Hirst³^/

Table of Contents

		Page
Introduction		1
Summary and conclusions		1
Basic process steps in the manufacture of oxygen by liquid air fractionation		1
Type and size of commercial plants in the United States		4
Cost of oxygen		6
Synthetic fuel processes depending on oxygen		7
	Coal hydrogenation	7
	Synthetic fuel processes depending on oxygen	8
Potential advantages of oxygen gasification		10
Relation of oxygen cost to synthetic fuel cost		14

1/ Chemical engineer, Synthetic Fuels Demonstration Plant, Bureau of Mines, Louisiana, Mo.

2/ Chief, Gas Synthesis Demonstration Plant, Synthetic Fuels Demonstration Plant, Bureau of Mines, Louisiana, Mo.

3/ Chief, Synthetic Fuels Demonstration Plant, Bureau of Mines, Louisiana, Mo.