TITLE: Optimizing the Combination Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and Gasification with Coal Hydrogenation for the Production of Motor Fuels.

AUTHOR: K. H. Imhausen;   N. Heger;   K. H. Eisenlohr;   F. Schnur;   F. Straetz.

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

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

LANGUAGE: German

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: Germany Federal Republic

SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) [NASAE] , Aug 80,  52p.

 ABSTRACT:

As part of a follow-on feasibility study of the conversion of coal into liquid motor fuels, the optimum design of a processing plant was considered. The plant capacity is set at 3 million tons of fuel and liquid gas per year, while brown coal or stone coal are to be used as raw materials. Product output should break down to 45% gasification fuel, 45% diesel oil, and 10% liquid gas. Different solutions for both brown coal and stone coal which meet these specifications are identified, however, their economic feasibility depends on developing markets for gas byproducts in order to reduce production costs.

REPORT  NUMBER: BMFT-FB-T-80-048;   ISSN-0340-7608