Research & Development
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Tuesday, 08/31/2010 |
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We earlier reported "United States Patent 3,959, 094 - Synthesis of Methanol from Carbon Dioxide;", issued in 1976, which detailed technology developed by scientists working at the United States Government's Brookhaven, NY, National Laboratory, wherein Carbon Dioxide, absorbed by a water solution of Potassium Hydroxide, could be electrolyzed, and thus made to produce the liquid fuel, Methanol. Herein, we see that subsequent improvements were made on that type of Carbon Dioxide recycling technology, as confirmed by the United States Patent Office. |
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Tuesday, 08/31/2010 |
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We some time ago, in multiple reports, documented the development, by Pittsburgh's former Gulf Oil Corporation, and their Pittsburg, Kansas, and Colorado, P&M Mining subsidiary, all since absorbed into the Chevron conglomerate, of multiple technologies wherein Coal could be converted into liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon fuels. Herein we submit one of Gulf Oil's Coal conversion technologies which we might earlier have missed. |
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Monday, 08/30/2010 |
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We see herein that our own United States Government, as embodied in the USDOE's Pittsburgh,PA, former US Bureau of Mines, facilities, three decades ago, devoted itself to establishing technology that efficiently manufactures a gaseous mixture of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen, in apparently variable proportions, by reacting Steam with hot Coal. An advance excerpt from the full Disclosure cuts to the chase: "In accordance with the present invention, a process for gasifying solid carbonaceous material by its reaction with H2O and O2 is provided ... to form CO and H2." |
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Monday, 08/30/2010 |
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As we have many times documented, one factor that is key to producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels from our abundant reserves of Coal is the efficient chemical addition of Hydrogen, to the primarily carbonaceous compounds that we can easily derive from Coal. In a project that should have concluded and been reported precisely two months ago, the Morgantown, WV, National Energy Technology Laboratory of the United States Department of Energy was supposed to have finished addressing that issue. |
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Sunday, 08/29/2010 |
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Herein is yet another Coal liquefaction process developed by Exxon, prior to their merger with Mobil. And, somewhat surprisingly, that is exactly what they call it. Based on our experience in researching these technologies, it is unusual for the originators of such processes, and/or our US Patent examiners, to so plainly label inventions which describe the ways in which Coal can be transformed into petroleum replacements. |
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“The West Virginia Coal Economy 2008” Since the discovery of coal in Boone County in 1742 by John Peter Shirley, West Virginia has substantially benefited from the coal mining industry. Coal mining has been a significant part of West Virginia’s economy in terms of Gross Domestic Product4, employment, wages, and tax revenues. The scope of this report is to quantify the economic impact of the coal mining industry on the West Virginia economy with special emphasis on 2008. West Virginia Coal Economy Joint Finance Committees Presentation - Download PDF
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