Production of Jet Fuels from Coal-Derived Liquids. Volume 2. Characterization of Liquid By-Products from the Great Plains Gasification Plant

Abstract

The Great Plains Gasification Plant (GPGP) represents the first commercial Syn-Fuels Plant in the United States. The GPGP produces three by- product hydrocarbon liquid streams (rectisol naphtha, crude phenol and tar oil) which are utilized as plant fuel. The purpose of this work was to characterize these streams in order to more fully understand what would be necessary to produce jet fuel or other more valuable products from these streams. The rectisol naphtha is mostly benzene-toluene-xylene (BTX) material. In the raw form it has a strong odor which can be reduced by sweetening and contains very volatile components including acetone and pentadienes. Keywords: Jet fuel, Turbine fuel, JP-4, JP-8, Crude phenol, Tar oil, Naphtha, Great Plains Gasification Plant, Chemical analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195907

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  • C. L. Knudson

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  • University of North Dakota

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  • C4I

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  • Alkanes
  • Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Methanols
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Petroleum
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Environmental science

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