Presented first is information on liquid fuel production from coal including environmental aspects, followed by an overview of the status of the industry worldwide, and future prospects. The original fischertropsch process was developed by german researchers. Liquid fuelsis the latest in a series of reports by the world coal institute. Guide to biofuels, gasto liquids and coaltoliquids as fuels for transportation. To achieve energy security in an environmentally benign way, china has to convert a signi. Alternative liquid hydrocarbon fuels can be obtained from various feedstocks, ranging from solids to gases. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf online. Coaltoliquids ctl can not compensate for declining oil. Direct coal liquefaction converts coal to a liquid by dissolving coal in a solvent at high temperature and pressure. Gasified coal or natural gas was used to produce paraffin wax that was then refined into diesel, naphtha, and liquid petroleum gases, including propane and butane.
Coal can be converted directly into synthetic fuels equivalent to gasoline or diesel by hydrogenation or carbonization. Mixing in biomass and using ccs would emit slightly less than the oil process but at a high cost. Download and install the soda pdf desktop app to edit, compress, split, secure and merge pdf files offline. Methane, which is a gaseous hydrocarbon, has a ratio of 4. Tropsch cobalt based catalyst 250oc or less shells integrated gas. Sep 26, 2017 sasol of south africa, one of the world leaders in technology for converting natural gas and coal to liquid fuels, has said new investments in the process are unattractive on economic and. Converting this coal to liquid fuels or gas then makes sense, for either local consumption or transportation by pipe, which requires less capital expenditure and has lower operating costs than railways. Finally, we remark that all the studies we surveyed emphasize the need to combine. Coal liquefaction is the process of converting coal to liquid fuels.
Selective hydrogenation of aromatics in coalderived. In fact, onefourth of all known coal in the world is in the united states, with large deposits located in 38 states. Pdf recent development in converting coal to clean fuels. Coal is heavily used for electricity generation, but transportation currently relies almost entirely on oilbased fuels. In view of the existing data, we conclude that there is no spare coal production capacity of the size required for massive coal conversion to liquid transportation fuels. Doe support for direct coal liquefaction occurred mainly over the period 19762000. Diesel fuel produced by fischertropsch synthesis virtually sulfurfree with low aromatics and a high cetane value is cleaner than conventional diesel. The coal industry is touting a plan to transform millions of tons of coal into diesel and other liquid fuelsan expensive, polluting process that also releases large quantities of heattrapping. Coal liquefaction is one of the backstop technologies that limit escalation of oil prices. The heat causes decomposition and the volatile matter is driven away, increasing carbon content. Sasol fully synthetic jet fuel first 100% synthesized jet fuel approved as commercial aviation turbine fuel def stan 9191 writing sasol fully synthetic jet fuel into astm d1655 as a specific approval is in process sasol is the leader in gasand coal to liquid technologies and their application.
Liqu from 45% to 50% maf coal basis for phase 1 processes to about 75% more than 4. Please, select more pdf files by clicking again on select pdf files. Such a plant would process 20 00040 000 tonsday of bituminous coal 34 million tons oil equivalent mtoeyear. To make liquid fuels from coal ctl, it is necessary to add hydrogen or reject carbon, but to make liquid fuels from natural gas. Technology converting coal to liquid fuels youtube.
Reserves production ratio years supply at current abundant domestic production reserves. Nonfuel uses of coal united states energy association. In addition to the method of contacting coal and oxidant entrainedflow, fluidizedbed, or moving fixedbed, important gasification choices include the use of air or oxygen, and hot or cold gas cleanup. Secure energyon the role of coal in addressing todays energy security concerns, through the key messages. Co 2 footprint of cbtl processes can be lessened by mixing biomass or municipal solid waste with coal and by capturing and sequestering co 2.
To change the order of your pdfs, drag and drop the files as you want. A comparison of direct and indirect liquefaction technologies for. Production of liquid fuels using coal to liquids technology electricity generation using gas turbines combined cycles. Liquid coal waterproof liquid linereyeliner liquide resistant a leau truly waterproof, stainproof and foolproof, our darkerthandark liquid liner with its rubberflextm nib enables you to easily line your eyes or create those glamorous feline flicks easily and beautifully. Production of liquid fuel from coal, known as coal to liquids ctl technology, involves either direct or indirect liquefaction. Estimates of the cost of producing liquid fuels from coal suggest that domestic us production of fuel from coal becomes costcompetitive with oil priced at around 35 usd per barrel 4, breakeven cost. Impact of coal rank, slurry loading, and syngas cooling. Coal liquefaction is a process of converting coal into liquid hydrocarbons. Upgrading ft coal liquids costs less than refining. Liquid coal waterproof liquid liner seraphine botanicals. For more than half a century, coal has been used to make liquid fuels. Options for coal to liquids gasification meoh mtg gasification direct coal liquid fuels liquefaction refining gasification fischer tropsch refining all three routes. To implement coal use, co 2 emissions must be mitigated. This is similar to the cokemaking process and accompanying tarlike liquid is mostly a side product.
Dcl is termed direct because the coal is transformed into liquid without first being gasified to form syngas which can then in turn be transformed into liquid products. Sasol goes cold on converting gas and coal to liquids. The project has built on past work performed by the eerc to evaluate technologies for coal and biomass gasification and liquid fuels. Combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document. Therefore, the dcl process is, in principle, the simpler and. Coal coal is the most plentiful fuel in the fossil family. Simulation and economic analysis of indirect coalto. Coal liquid mixtures are most likely to be used in boilers that were designed for coal but have changed over to oil, or in oil boilers that can burn coal liquid mixtures without serious loss of output derating. The united states has more coal reserves than any other country in the world. Fuel and engine testing, experience with the sasol jet blend, and progress reports. Coal offers opportunity to diversify worldwide liquid fuel supplies. Today, modern coaltoliquids ctl technology can produce synthetic fuels that. The oldest method for obtaining liquids from coal is high temperature pyrolysis. Producing liquid fuels from coal two approaches two basic approaches to convert coal to a liquid fuel.
Sasollurgi coal gasification technology and low rank coal. Merge pdf files combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available. Indirect coal liquefaction takes solid coal through a gas phase before being converted into a raw liquid form. Direct liquefaction of coal is conventionally referred to such a chemically thermal decomposition process in which coal, as raw material, at high temperature, under high hydrogen pressure, and in the presence of catalysts, is finally converted to liquid. The new company, china energy corporation, has become the worlds largest in coal mining, thermal power, renewable energy and coal to liquid conversion, according to the founding ceremony held. The total capacity of the south african coal to liquids operations now stands in excess of 160,000bbld of product. Coal to liquids ctl as well as integrated gasification combined cycle igcc plants take advantage from the conversion of a cheap, fossil fuel like coal into a clean synthetic gas, mainly composed of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other minor species, either to produce liquid fuels or electricity as output. Coal to liquids, basic facts indiana center for coal technology research 11 a balanced purified mixture of co and h2 gas and the syngas condensed using fischertropsch catalysts to make light hydrocarbons which are further processed into gasoline and diesel.
Coal remains the most abundant fossil fuel in the world. On the other hand, as a general principle coal to liquid. Liquid transport fuels 40% of our total primary energy consumption comes form crude oil 70% of total u. Pdf coal to liquid fuels, energy science and technology. Brief descriptions of the technologies, the state of the art, and current programs are provided. Liquid co 2 coal slurry for feeding coal to gasifiers, june 2010. Global coal to liquid ctl industry 2016 market research report. Development of a coal to liquid transport fuels strategy to ensure. Pdf converting coal to a liquid, commonly known as coaltoliquids ctl, can.
Instead of cleaning and combusting the syngas, however, indirect ctl processes use the syngas in catalytic conversion processes to. Indirect coal liquefaction has enormous potential applications. The thermochemical conversion of coal and biomass to liquid transportation fuels from a synthesis gas intermediate is investigated using an optimizationbased process synthesis framework. Shell s gastoliquid gtl technology converts natural gas, the cleanestburning hydrocarbon, into highquality liquid products video footage as the words appear the gas bubbles start to move to the centre of the screen until they merge into one bubble. This bubble them morphs into a droplet icon representing liquid. Feasibility of technologies to produce coalbased fuels. This edition of the liquid fuels market module lfmm of the national energy modeling system. Btl biomassto liquids cbtl coal andbiomassto liquids ccs carbon capture and storage ccus carbon capture, utilization, and storage co 2 carbon dioxide co 2 eq co 2 equivalent metric measure used to compare the emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their gwp ctl coal to liquids. The coal time line for the 20th century schlesinger 1980 helps to trace the major events that. Doe programs addressed in this chapternamely, coal preparation, coalliquid mixtures, and coalbed methane recoverycurrently constitute relatively minor components of the total doe coal program. Coaltoliquids ctl can supply liquid fuels and have been successfully used in. This clean gas enters a second stage fischertropsch process which converts the synthesis gas into clean liquid fuels and other chemical products.
The idea is here to combine hydrogen and carbon monoxide into longer. Ultraclean coal derived fuels can be used for transport, cooking and stationary power generation, and as a feedstock for the chemicals industry. Increasingly, new synthetic technologies have been concentrating in this area, and a number of new largescale indirect coal liquefaction plants have been set up during very recent. The process of coal liquefaction creates synthetic liquid fuels from solid coal as substitutes for various petroleum products. Ammonia gas recovered from coke ovens is used to manufacture ammonia salts, nitric acid and. This document pdf may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Due to hydrogenation of crude oil during the coal liquefaction process, the hydroaromatics accounts up to 52. Coal and biomass to liquid fuels james katzer house energy briefing 10 longworth house office bldg 3. There are two types of liquefaction direct and indirect williams r. Ht shift reactor catalyst specification process specification this process duty specification refers to a syngas conditioning unit which utilizes ht shift reaction technology on a slip stream of raw gas to produce a recombined gas stream with a h2.
Guide to biofuels, gastoliquids and coaltoliquids as fuels for transportation. Department of energy to demonstrate advanced coal and biomassto liquids technologies using illinois no. Simply, the coal liquefaction process is a process of converting solid coal into a liquid product, at an enough high hydrogen temperature and pressure the aid of a catalyst and solvent. This process is often known as coal to x, where x can be many different hydrocarbonbased products. Applications have been filed with the federal power commission to construct two large gasification. Oil refineries operating at 90% capacity, refining capacity highly concentrated in gulf coast rising oil prices and imports, moratoriums for offshore drilling. Indirect coal to liquids processes rely on the conversion of coal to syngas, in the same manner as the igcc power stations discussed earlier. Different routes for conversion of coal into liquidsbibli. Chinese companies plunge into coaltoliquids business. Two distinct types of coal lv bituminous and coal commonly found in the province of anhui, china and two types of biomass hardwood and duckweed are considered as feedstocks.
Peat is porous and has moisture content above 75% and has the lowest calorific value 1. Model documentation 2018 reflects changes made to the module over the. The considerable economic, social, and environmental drawbacks of coal derived liquid fuel preclude it from being a sound option to move america beyond oil and mitigate the effects of climate change. Investigation of liquid co2 lco2 coal slurry for feeding. Coal can be converted to liquid fuels under several processes, essentially i the indirect route and ii the direct route. Liquid fuels market module of the national energy modeling. If the pdf documents have different page sizes, you can keep the original. Oil refineries operating at 90% capacity, refining capacity highly concentrated in gulf coast rising oil prices and imports, moratoriums for offshore drilling increasing concern about terrorismnatural disasters on petroleum. The addition of hydrogen to coal results in the transformation of a carbonrich solid to a liquid fuel with a hydrogentocarbon ratio close to 2. Hydration further stabilizes the solid pdf product, and after treatment in the. This process is highly efficient, but the liquid products. But the university of the witwatersrand in johannesburg made waves when they developed a technology to convert coal to liquid fuels and. National coal council report march 2006 identified capacity to support production of 2. However, the most common process chain is coal to liquid fuels ctl.
Ctl, for coal to liquids, a technology known since the 1920s, and that allows to turn coal into liquid fuels. According to the international energy agency iea, coal to liquid fuels. Coal to liquids ctl is a technology based on the liquefaction of coal using three basic approaches. Handbook of alternative fuel technologies clean liquid fuels from.
Coal is the most abundant energy source and can be converted into gaseous and liquid fuels. Coal has a hydrogentocarbon ratio which is significantly less that petroleum. We believe the sasollurgi fbdb coal gasification process remains. Table 62 presents results of a study of the effects of these variables on efficiency using illinois no. In the case of coal utilization for liquid fuels production, coal pyrolysis is not the preferable option for coal transformation 37. Underground coal gasification ucg clean coal technology is a proven underground combustion process, which produces a synthetic gas or syngas at the surface that can be economically used for a variety of purposes including. Coal to liquid fuels edward schmetz senior program manager office of sequestration.
Direct liquefaction calls for breaking coal down in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure, followed by interaction with hydrogen gas and a catalyst. Over the last two years, coaltoliquids ctl development has been. Coaltoliquid fuel production could offer major national. Cdutsx has a 75% interest in the carbon creek coal project, an advancedstage metal. This process was developed in germany at approximately the same time as direct coal liquefaction and was patented by franz fischer and hans tropsch to become known as the fischertropsch ft process. Several processes have not yet been industrialized. Other suggested uses have been in diesel engines, for blastfurnace injection, in process heating, and in rotary kilns. Among these, the fischertropsch ft process for fuel production from coal was chosen for simulation and analysis. The rising costs of fuel, combined with the fact that the u. Why liquid coal is not a viable option to move america. Coal to liquids water usage montana state legislature. Nonfuel uses of coal include chemical products such as refined coal tar which is used in the manufacture of chemicals, for example creosote oil, naphthalene, phenol and benzene.
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