Process for coal liquefaction using electrodeposited catalyst
AssigneeBattelle Memorial Institute
InventorRaymond H. Moore
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Abstract
A process for the liquefaction of solid hydrocarbonaceous materials is disclosed. Particles of such materials are electroplated with a metal catalyst and are then suspended in a hydrocarbon oil and subjected to hydrogenolysis to liquefy the solid hydrocarbonaceous material. A liquid product oil is separated from residue solid material containing char and the catalyst metal. The catalyst is recovered from the solid material by electrolysis for reuse. A portion of the product oil can be employed as the hydrocarbon oil for suspending additional particles of catalyst coated solid carbonaceous material for hydrogenolysis.
Claims10
A process for converting solid hydrocarbonaceous material into liquid hydrocarbon products which comprises:
- electrodepositing on a solid hydrocarbonaceous material a catalyst metal capable of promoting hydrogenolysis;
- and
- contacting the catalyst coated material with hydrogen at an elevated temperature and pressure to produce said liquid products and a char containing the catalyst metal.
A process for converting coal particles into liquid hydrocarbon products which comprises:
- slurrying coal particles in an electrolyte solution containing dissolved ions of a catalyst metal capable of promoting hydrogenolysis;
- pumping the resulting slurry through a cathode chamber of an electrolysis cell to cause said catalyst metal to be plated onto said particles;
- separating the catalyst coated particles from the spent electrolyte solution which remains after the particles are coated;
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- contacting the catalyst coated particles with hydrogen at an elevated temperature and pressure to produce said liquid products and a char containing the catalyst metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.