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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DATA BASE FOR COAL LIQUEFACTION TECHNOLOGY: VOLUME I. SYSTEMS FOR 14 LIQUEFACTION PROCESSES
Citation:
Koralek, C. AND S. Patel. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DATA BASE FOR COAL LIQUEFACTION TECHNOLOGY: VOLUME I. SYSTEMS FOR 14 LIQUEFACTION PROCESSES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/7-78/184A.
Description:
The two-volume report, prepared as part of an overall environmental assessment (EA) program for the technology involved in the conversion of coal to clean liquid fuels, and the Standards of Practice Manual for the Solvent Refined Coal Liquefaction Process (EPA-600/7-78-091) represent the current data base for the EA of coal liquefaction technology. This volume summarizes pertinent information about 14 prominent coal liquefaction systems now being developed. For each system, it includes a brief description, a flow diagram, and a list of materials entering and leaving the system. Potential applicable control techniques are described generally, along with the current status and development plans for the 14 systems. The main conclusion from this volume is that these processes are not environmentally defined in the published literature; however, there is some indication that current development plans may help to correct this situation.