Hydroliquefaction of Big Brown lignite in supercritical fluids /

and water were used with toluene. The effects of the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Hui, 1968-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:and water were used with toluene. The effects of the
aromatic species were predominantly alkylated phenols,
benzenes, indenes, pyridines and naphthalenes. At the
Big Brown lignite was liquefied in a fixed bed tube reactor.
Brown lignite and yield of liquid were increased. Water is
coal hydroliquefaction. Further research on the mechanism of
common chemical species present in the liquid products. The
contribute hydrogen to stabilize the free radicals produced
critical values. Toluene was the main supercritical fluid
during liquefaction reaction. The total conversion of Big
during liquefaction. Alkylated aromatics and furans are also
flowrate of the solvent were not important to the conversion
fluid is the fluid at the temperature and pressure above its
fluids have gas-like viscosities with very high solubilities.
found to consist primarily of saturated hydrocarbons. It
illustrated that the free radicals were saturated by hydrogen
increase the polarity of the solvent, which increases the
more free radicals from coal, inhibit the recombination of
not as good as tetralin in producing hydrogen, but it can
of Big Brown lignite and yield of liquid, since supercritical
radicals to gas. Tetralin and water are good co-solvents for
recommended.
solvency of supercritical fluids. The liquid product was
solvents and co-solvents were investigated. Supercritical
supercritical conditions of this study, temperature and
these radicals, and prevent the decomposition of these
Three solvents were used in the liquefaction studies,
To get more liquid products, the main point is to produce
toluene, cyclohexane and methanol. Two co-solvents, tetralin
used in this study. Tetralin and water as co-solvents can
water as a co-solvent in coal hydroliquefaction was
Item Description:"Major subject: Chemical Engineering".
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Physical Description:x, 60 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.