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Solubilization and reaction of coal and like carbonaceous feedstocks to hydrocarbons and apparatus therefor

US4050904A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 1975
Grant dateSep 27, 1977
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Expiry dateDec 29, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G1/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Apparatus for effecting an hydrogenation of e.g. bituminous coal in dissolved state in molten inorganic salts with active hydrogen derived in situ from dissociated steam and recovery of hydrocarbon vapor products sequentially evolved throughout the reaction zone by progressively stripping later evolved vapors with earlier evolved vapors passed differentially through the reaction stream.

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