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In a recent dispatch, accessible via:
West Virginia Coal Association | Saudi Arabia and Texas CO2 to Hydrocarbon Syngas | Research & Development;
we made report of:
"United States Patent 8,288,446 - Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 into Syngas Mixture; October 16, 2012; Inventors: Agaddin Mamedov, Texas, and Abdulaziz Al-Jodai, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Riyadh; Abstract: The invention relates to a process of making a syngas mixture containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, comprising a step of contacting a gaseous feed mixture containing carbon dioxide and hydrogen with a catalyst, wherein the catalyst substantially consists of chromia/alumina. This process enables hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide with high selectivity, and good catalyst stability over time and under variations in processing conditions. The process can be applied separately, but can also be combined with other processes, for example up-stream with other synthesis processes for making products like aliphatic oxygenates, olefins or aromatics".
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To get it out of the way, right up front, "The University of Oxford" in our headline is the real deal.
It is, in other words, most definitely not the "Ox Ford" alma mater claimed by someone who might be more familiar to many of our older US Coal Country readers: Jethro Bodine.
That bit of allusion to Americana aside, The University of Oxford was founded in England all the way back around the year 1100; and, it is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. More about it can, almost of course, be learned via:
University of Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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The document we bring to you in this dispatch originates from what is, obviously, a partisan source:
The National Mining Association (www.nma.org).
Welcome to National Mining Association; "The National Mining Association (NMA) is U.S. mining's advocate in Washington, D.C. and beyond. NMA is the only national trade organization that represents the interests of mining before Congress, the administration, federal agencies, the judiciary and the media—providing a clear voice for U.S. mining.NMA’s mission is to build support for public policies that will help America fully and responsibly utilize its coal and mineral resources."
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We've previously documented that Coal Ash can be advantageously used in the manufacture of Gypsum Board, i.e., Wall Board, a commodity element of construction for the interiors of buildings, as in our report:
West Virginia Coal Association | Coal Fly Ash Makes Wallboard Stronger | Research & Development; concerning, in part: "United States Patent 4,403,006 - Sag-resistant Gypsum Board Containing Fly Ash; 1983; Assignee: United States Gypsum Company; Abstract: A gypsum board consisting essentially of a monolithic cellular core of set gypsum and a fiberous cover sheet encasement provided with improved properties by the gypsum core having incorporated therein coal fly ash in an amount of about 1-20% by weight of stucco in the gypsum slurry used in forming the board".
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We've reported to you a couple of times on the planned Medicine Bow, Wyoming, Coal liquefaction facility, or facilities, where, according to various reports, they will, in complementary and connected plants, be converting Coal into Methanol, Gasoline and Diesel fuel.
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