1. Chemical Engineering Department, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA;2. Chemistry Department, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Abstract:
Kentucky bituminous coal has been liquefied in a batch reactor using blends of distillates and SRC or SRC fractions as the solvent. The most effective solvents contained either mildly hydrogenated SRC or the cyclohexane-soluble oil fraction of SRC. Approximately 65 wt% of Kentucky coal was converted to C4-700K liquids using these solvents. This yield can be compared to a yield of ≈40 wt% C4-728K produced in the SRC-II process from Kentucky coal.