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Indirect Liquefaction Processes - 1982

McGuckin, John

EPA

Table of Contents 97kb

Section 1
421kb

I

Introduction/Summary

1

II

History of Methanol Production Process

7

III

The Methanol Production Process

9
Section 2
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IV

Gasification Technology

11
 

A

Fixed or Slow Moving Bed 12

B

Fluidized Bed 18

C

Entrained Bed 19

V

Synthesis Technology

22
Section 3
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A

ICI Low-Pressure Methanol Synthesis 26

B

Lurgi Low-Pressure Methanol Synthesis 27

C

Haldor Topsoe Methanol Synthesis 27

D

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Methanol Synthesis 28

E

Vulcan-Cincinnati High-Pressure Methanol Synthesis 29

F

Wentworth Brothers' Methyl Fuel Process 29

G

Chem Systems' Liquid Phase Methanol Synthesis 30

H

Mobil Methanol-to-Gasoline Process 31

I

Fischer-Tropsch Process 32

VI

Comparison of Indirect Liquefaction Design Studies

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A

Methanol from Bituminous Coal 34
Section 4
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B

Methanol from Subituminous Coal 44

C

Methanol from Lignite 48
Section 5
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D

Production of Gasoline from Coal via Fischer-Tropsch and Mobil MTG Technology 61
References 73