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Energy Requirements for the Conversion of Coal into Liquid Fuels - 1981

Hemming, D. F.

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Section 1
400kb		 Introduction 1

1

 Process for Converting Coal to Liquid Fuels 4
 

1.1

 Gasification/Synthesis 4

1.2

 Direct Hydrogenation 5

1.3

 Extractive Hydrogenation 5

1.4

 Pyrolysis 6

2

Calculation of Energy Requirements

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2.1

 Liquids from coal by direct hydrogenation 8

2.2

 Motor spirit from coal by the CSF process 11

2.3

 Liquids from coal by pyrolysis 13

2.4

 Motor spirit from coal by Fischer-Tropsch process 15

2.5

 Methanol from coal by Fischer-Tropsch process 16

3

 Summary and Discussion of Results 18
Section 2
391kb		 References 22
Appendix 1. Coal Mining 24
Appendix 2. Coal Liquefaction by Direct Hydrogenation 27
Appendix 3. Liquids from Coal by Extraction Hydrogenation (Solvent Refining) 41
Section 3
386kb		 Appendix 4. Liquids from Coal by Pyrolysis 47
Appendix 5. Fischer-Tropsch Process for Converting Coal to Liquid Products 56
Appendix 6. production of Methanol from Coal 64