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By way of introduction to the subject technology of this dispatch, we are first obliged to remind you of a few of our earlier reports, just as representative examples out of others somewhat related in content.
One is: FMC Corporation Recovers Sulfur from Coal Syngas | Research & Development | News; which divulges: "US Patent 4,302,218 - Process for Controlling Sulfur Oxides in Coal Gasification; 1981; Assignee: FMC Corporation; Abstract: In a fluidized coal gasification process ... SO2 ... in the combustor's flue gas is ... converted to H2S"; wherein we're taught that we can produce Hydrogen Sulfide, H2S, as one by-product of an indirect process for converting Coal, via an initial gasification, into more versatile hydrocarbons.
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We've earlier documented that Carbon Monoxide can be catalytically condensed, via reactions with Water, H2O, and thus be chemically transformed into liquid hydrocarbons.
A few examples of that reportage would include:
Standard Oil Carbon Monoxide + Water = Gasoline | Research & Development; wherein is described: "United States Patent 4,559,363 - Process for Reacting Carbon Monoxide and Water; 1985; Claims: A method for the production of hydrocarbons by reacting carbon monoxide and water"; and:
Pittsburgh 1951 Carbon Monoxide + Water = Hydrocarbons | Research & Development; which discloses: "United States Patent 2,579,663 - Process of Synthesizing Hydrocarbons; 1951; A ... process for synthesizing hydrocarbons; more particularly the invention relates to a process for synthesizing normally liquid hydrocarbons from carbon monoxide and steam".
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Catalytic steam-carbon monoxide synthesis oxygen-containing compounds
As in:
Pittsburgh 1951 Carbon Monoxide + Water = Hydrocarbons | Research & Development; concerning: "United States Patent 2,579,663 - Process of Synthesizing Hydrocarbons; 1951; Assignee: Gulf Research and Development Company, Pittsburgh; Abstract: This invention relates to a process for synthesizing hydrocarbons; more particularly the invention relates to a process for synthesizing normally liquid hydrocarbons from carbon monoxide and steam";
we have previously documented that liquid hydrocarbon fuels can be synthesized via seemingly-direct reactions between Carbon Monoxide and Water.
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Yo! Save the Trees!
First, we remind you of some earlier posts, one example being:
Scientists Convert Coal Ash to Cement | Research & Development; which includes the report: "New Use for Coal Ash: Material Provides Strong and Lightweight Alternative to Concrete – without Cement";
wherein it was demonstrated that fly ash from Coal-fired power plants could be utilized in the formulation of a lighter-weight substitute for traditional, Portland-type, cement-based concrete in some building and structural applications.
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Buried deep within this Exxon exposition of Coal liquefaction technology is the statement, which won't be repeated in our fuller excerpts:
"Tetralin has a donatable hydrogen concentration of about 3.0 weight percent and is therefore an extremely good hydrogen-donor solvent."
That is the only place that Tetralin, the hydrogenated derivative of the primary Coal oil, Naphthalene, which we believe, as indicated to us, for one example, in:
WVU Hydrogenates Coal Tar | Research & Development; concerning: "Hydrogenation of Naphthalene and Coal Tar Distillate; Abhijit Bhagavatula; West Virginia University, 2009";
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