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The Economical Production of Alcohol Fuels from Coal-Derived
Synthesis Gas. Final Report - 10-09-91 to 03- 31-98.
Quarterly Technical Report #25, 10-01-97 to 12-31-97
and Report #26, 01-01-98 to 03-31-98.

West Virginia University

Table of Contents 10kb

Title Page 1
Disclaimer 2
Abstract 3
Table of Contents 4
Executive Summary 15kb 7

1

 Introduction 5kb 2

2

 Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoscale Molybdenum Sulfide Catalysts by Controlled Gas Phase Decomposition of Mo (CO)6 and H2S 178kb 15

3

 Screening of Alkali-Promoted Vapor-Phase-Synthesized Molybdenum Sulfide Catalysts for the Production of Alcohols from Synthesis Gas 196kb 35

4

 Higher Alcohols from Synthesis Gas Using Carbon-Supported Doped Molybdenum-Based Catalysts 1420kb 57

5

 A Kinetic Model for the Synthesis of High-Molecular-Weight Alcohols over a Sulfided Co-K-Mo/C Catalyst 136kb 87

6

 A Temperature Programmed Reduction Study of Alkali-Promoted, Carbon-Supported Molybdenum Catalysts 271kb 118

7

 Background on Case Studies, Design, and Economics 8kb 151

8

 Approach and Rationale 40kb 154
  8.1 Target Blends 154
8.2 Choice of Cases 154
8.3 Energy Park 157

9

 Methodology 16kb 159
 

9.1

 Design 159
  9.1.1 Case Studies 159
9.1.2 Scale of Operation 160
9.1.3 Available Technology 161

9.2

 Economics 161
  9.2.1 Assumptions 161
9.2.2 Measures of Economic Feasibility 163

9.3

 Screening of Alternatives 164

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 Description of Cases 112kb 165
  10.1 Process Concept 165
10.2 Designs 165

11

 Results and Discussion 177kb 168
  11.1 Cost Economics of Designs 168
11.2 Energy Efficiency of Designs 174
11.3 Fugitive Emissions 177

12

 Conclusions 7kb 178

13

 Recommendations and Future Work 9kb 180
  13.1 Optimization 180
13.2 Sensitivity Analysis 180
  13.2.1 Process 180
13.2.2 Cost and Price 180

13.3

 Energy Park 181

13.4

 Possible Additional Case Studies 181

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 Appendices 3kb 184
  Appendix A  Case 1:  Texaco gasifier and steam reforming of natural gas 2635kb 185
Appendix B  Case 2:  Lurgi gasifier 172kb 246
Appendix C  Case 3:  Natural gas only 126kb 261
Appendix D  Case 4:  Texaco gasifier and sour gas shift converter 178kb 274
Appendix E  Case 5:  Shell gasifier and sour gas shift converter 177kb 290
Appendix F  Case 6:  Shell gasifier and steam reforming of natural gas 183kb 306
Appendix G  Case 7:  Texaco gasifier and power production facility 174kb 322
Appendix H  Scale-up and comparison of design cases 53kb 338

15

 Critical Economics of Coal-Derived Alcohol Transportation Fuels 32kb 348

16

 Critical Costs and Prices in Determining Coal-Derived Alcohol Fuel Economics 18kb 355

17

 Efficiency Criteria for Environmental Evaluation of Power Technologies 17kb 362

18

 The Performance Characteristics of C1-C5 Alcohol - Indoline Blends with Matched Oxygen Content in a Single Cylinder SI Engine 99kb 368

19

 Combustion Characteristics of Higher Alcohol/Gasoline Blends 173kb 377

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 Emission Characteristics of Higher Alcohol/Gasoline Blends 196kb 410