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Chemistry and Catalysis of Coal Liquefaction: Catalytic and Thermal Upgrading of
Coal Liquid and Hydrogenation of CO to Produce Fuels.
Quarterly Progress Report, January to March, 1981

Wiser, Wendell H.

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

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Table of Contents

I

 Cover Sheet 1
II Objective and Scope of Work 3
III

Task 1

 Chemical-Catalytic Studies 7
  Task 2 Carbon-13 NMR Investigation of CDL and Coal 19
Task 3 Catalysis and Mechanism of Coal Liquefaction 20
Task 4 Momentum, Health and Mass Transfer in Co-Current Flow Discontinued
Task 5 The Fundamental Chemistry and Mechanism of Pyrolysis of Bituminous Coal 24
Task 6 Catalytic Hydrogenation of CD Liquids and Related Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 25
Task 7 Denitrogenation and Deoxygenation of CD Liquids and Related N- and O- Compounds 29
Task 8 Catalytic Cracking of Hydrogenated CD Liquids and Related Hydrogenated Compounds 32
Task 9 Hydropyrolysis (Thermal Hydrocracking) of CD Liquids 34
Task 10 Systematic Structural-Activity Study of Supported Sulfide Catalysts for Coal Liquids Upgrading 37
Task 11 Basic Study of the Effects of Coke and Poisons on the Activity of Upgrading Catalysts Inactive
Task 12 Diffusion of Polyaromatic Compounds in Amorphous Catalyst Supports 41
Table 13 Catalyst Research and Development 46
Table 14 Characterization of Catalysts and Mechanistic Studies 52

Conclusion

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