Solvent makeup in hydrogen transfer extraction

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • T989002
  • Patent Number
    T989,002
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, December 14, 1978
    45 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, December 4, 1979
    44 years ago
Abstract
A coal liquefaction process is provided in which a hydrogen donor solvent is used in the liquefaction of the coal. The process is designed to maintain the hydrogen donor solvent in balance by hydrogenation of the spent hydrogen donor solvent and precursors of the hydrogen donor solvent which are generated in steps of the overall liquefaction process. The principal sources of the desired hydrogenatable precursors are a solids-free and benzene insolubles-free portion of the coal extract, and particularly the coker distillates generated by coking a non-distillable hydrocracked fraction of said solids-free and benzene insolubles-free portion.
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