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US 2012/0233915 A1Published application
Solubilization of Coal and Bioconversion of Coal to Methane and Other Useful Products
OwnerRobert Downey, John G. Verkadeinventors
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Abstract
Coal is contacted, or treated, with at least one aromatic alcohol and/or cycloaliphatic alcohol to solubilize at least a portion of the treated coal. The treated coal is optionally bioconverted to produce one or more hydrocarbons, such as methane.
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A method of treating coal comprising:
- contacting coal with at least one member selected from the group consisting of aromatic alcohols and cycloaliphatic alcohols to solubilize at least a portion of the coal.
A composition comprised of the solubilized aromatic or cyclic alcohol derivatives of coal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.