IMPROVEMENTS IK THE COST 07 LIQUID FUELS FROM DIRECT COAL LIQUEFACTION
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Fuel Science and Technology International
- Vol. 10 (10) , 1691-1716
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08843759208905369
Abstract
This paper presents an assessment of recent improvements in the technology for direct coal liquefaction on the estimated commercial economics. The basis for the design and cost estimates is a series of studies sponsored by Amoco Corporation and Electric Power Research Institute, which were derived from the highly detailed Breckinridge Project, completed in the early 1980s under DOE sponsorship. The technology, design, and cost estimates reflect the current two-stage liquefaction technology practiced at the Advanced Coal Liquefaction Research facility in Wilsonville, Alabama. Details of the design bases and cost estimates and how they compare with the original Breckinridge study are described. Also examined are effects of feed coal rank, product slate, and the source of hydrogen (natural gas or coal) on the costs. Finally, the ways that projected future improvements in the technology will change the design and lead to lower costs are discussed.Keywords
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- Recent Progress in the Direct Liquefaction of CoalScience, 1988