Effectivity of phenol during solvent extraction of a South African bituminous coal under mild conditions
- Sehume, Thabo Z.
- Strydom, Christien A.
- Bunt, John R.
- Schobert, Harold H.
DOIAbstract
Solvent extraction of a South African bituminous coal was carried out under mild conditions (<400 °C) with a holding time of 20 min and an initial nitrogen (N2) pressure of 6 MPa. Thermal degradation of coal with phenol results in the depolymerization of the coal, yielding coal-derived liquids and insoluble residues. The effectiveness of phenol for solvent extraction of coal within the temperature range of 300–360 °C was investigated, with a focus on the quality of the coal-derived liquids. It was found that an increase in temperature from 300 °C to 360 °C resulted in an increase in the conversion and yields of both oil and gas, and a reduction in the intermediate components (preasphaltenes + asphaltenes, PAAs). The conversion and extractio...
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