Constraints on JP-900 Jet Fuel Production Concepts

Abstract

Researchers at the Energy Institute of Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) are conducting research on producing jet fuel by coprocessing coal or coal-derived products with low-value liquid intermediates produced during petroleum refining. To date, most of this research effort has focused on a coal-tar blending process. Penn State currently plans to build a one-barrel per- day pilot plant and produce 100 barrels of product to be delivered to and tested by the Air Force Research Laboratory. Recognizing the limited availability of the coal-tar derived liquids used in the coal-tar blending process, the Penn State research team has recently shifted its attention to a co-coking process, in which a mixture of solid coal and a refinery intermediate, decant oil, is used to produce a combination of liquid fuels and coke.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA466729

Entities

People

  • G. T. Flint Jr.
  • James T. Bartis

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Fuel Additives
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Pilot Plants
  • Tars
  • Turbines
  • United States

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