TITLE: Coal Liquefaction Process Research Process Survey: R And D Interim Report No. 2. Data Source Book.

INST.  AUTHOR: Parsons (Ralph M.) Co., Pasadena, CA.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  Dec 77,  315p.

ABSTRACT:

This interim report provides a Data Source Book for the coal liquefaction processes surveyed. A subsequent report will evaluate in detail processes selected from those surveyed and judged to have high commercal potential.  At the start of this survey a list of over 60 contending processes was compiled. Of these, 32 were judged worthy of detailed investigation within the limits of time and resources available. Processes were deleted for various reasons: some appeared too similar to warrant separate study; some had insufficient data sources for evaluation, or had been deactivated by the developers. The remaining 32 processes are considered to be representative of the emerging coal liquefaction technology. The status of development is quite broad and ranges from conceptual through bench scale, pilot scale, to commercial. Some commercial processes are reported since they serve well as a datum to assessing a developing process and would require significant adaptation for the installations required. The depth of available information varies from process to process. In some cases data was restricted due to the proprietary nature of the process. Some requests for information were honored fully and promptly. Others were  responded to briefly or tardily, or not at all. As the survey progressed, the need for an identification system more useful than the process name alone became apparent. Categories were developed and expanded to help sort out and keep track of the processes. A number was assigned to each as well. While the categories are somewhat arbitrary, they are logical for the purposes of this study. (ERA citation 04:012071)

CONTRACT  NUMBER: W-7405-ENG-26