Hydrogenation of coal from the Chaidakh deposit in the Lena Basin

The results of the evaluation of coal from the Chaidakh deposit in the Lena Basin as a raw material for the production of liquid fuel by hydrogenation are reported. Coals from the Chaidakh deposit, whose reserves exceed 250 million tons, have favorable mining and geological positions and low ash and sulfur contents. They can be considered as promising raw materials in the northern regions of the Lena Basin (with deficiencies in motor fuels and lubricants) for conversion into liquid fuel, as supported by this study of their reactivity toward hydrogenation under hydrogen pressures to 10 MPa.