| Abstract | i | 
		
			| 1 | Bench Scale Research and Development | 1 | 
		
			|  | 1.1 | Catalyst Recovery Studies |  | 
		
			| 1.2 | Cyrogenic Acid Gas Removal | 
		
			| 1.3 | Gas Phase Reactions Study | 
		
			| 2 | Process Development Unit Operations | 13 | 
		
			|  | 2.1 | Char Production for PDU Startup and Catalyst Recovery Options |  | 
		
			| 2.2 | Pilot Plant Catalyst Recovery Studies | 
		
			| 3 | Data Acquisition and Correlations | 22 | 
		
			|  | 3.1 | On-Line Data Acquisition |  | 
		
			| 3.2 | Off-Line Data Reduction and Reconciliation | 
		
			| 3.3 | Cold Model Studies | 
		
			| 4 | Advanced Study of the Exxon Catalytic Coal Gasification Process | 34 | 
		
			|  | 4.1 | Kinetics of Gasification and Devolatilization |  | 
		
			| 4.2 | Catalyst Reactions with Coal and Ash | 
		
			| 5 | Engineering Research and Development | 38 | 
		
			|  | 5.1 | Cost Reduction and Laboratory Guidance Studies |  | 
		
			| 5.2 | Systems Modeling | 
		
			| 5.3 | Engineering Technology Studies |