Hydrogenation of brown coal. 5. A study of coal-derived materials as vehicles for brown coal hydroliquefaction reactions

Koji Murase, W. Roy Jackson, Frank P. Larkins, Marc Marshall, Ian D. Watkins

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Abstract

A series of batch autoclave experiments has been conducted in which the product boiling in the range 220-450°C was recycled several times to test the suitability of this liquid as a vehicle for the hydroliquefaction of Victorian brown coal. The product liquid was used at the end of each cycle as a vehicle for an independent small-scale coal hydrogenation and repetitive hydrogenations of the parent solvent were also carried out to help facilitate understanding of the role and chemical changes associated with the vehicle. It has been shown that the distillable coal-derived liquid, even without recycling part of the bottoms, has a hydrogenation potential in the same range as tetralin and hydrogenated anthracene oil, despite its relatively poor quality. However, the amount of liquid produced was less than the amount of solvent used.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1694-1699
Number of pages6
JournalFuel
Volume63
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1984

Keywords

  • brown coal
  • coal-derived liquids
  • hydrogenation

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