Coal Liquefication an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The direct liquefaction process (Fig. 3) employs a coal ground to a fine powder, solvent, hydrogen, and catalyst employed at elevated pressures ( psig) and temperatures (400450°C).The solvent mixed with the coal forms a pumpable paste. Intimate contact between solid coal and solvent is easier to achieve than that between coal and gaseous hydrogen; therefore, in addition to ...