CTL Fuel Could Help America Wean Itself of Foreign Oil Imports.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48840) has announced the addition of Commercialization of Coal to Liquids Technology 2007 to their offering. The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has the world's largest coal reserves with an estimated 268 billion recoverable tons. Converting just 5 percent of the U.S. coal reserves to Fisher-Tropsch fuels would equate to the existing U.S. crude reserves of 29 billion barrels. The U.S. could virtually double our nation's domestic motor fuel supply without drilling a single a well or building a new refinery. The technology of producing a liquid fuel from coal or natural gas is hardly new. The Fischer-Tropsch process Fischer-Tropsch process (fĭsh`ər-trōpsh), method for the synthesis of hydrocarbons and other aliphatic compounds. Synthesis gas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, is reacted in the presence of an iron or cobalt catalyst; much was developed by German researchers Franz Fischer Franz Fischer may refer to:-
CTL See control key. 1. CTL - Checkout Test language. 2. CTL - Compiler Target Language. 3. CTL - Computational Tree Logic fuel is already in use elsewhere, like South Africa, where it meets 30 percent of transportation fuel needs. In addition to being cheaper than oil, advocates point out that the fuel is environmentally friendlier and would also help America wean wean (wen) to discontinue breast feeding and substitute other feeding habits. wean v. 1. To deprive permanently of breast milk and begin to nourish with other food. 2. itself of foreign oil imports. This report provides an overview of the CTL market and examines the potential, technologies, and economics of the commercialization of CTL fuel. It details 14 real-life projects and profiles major industry players. Topics Covered Overview of the Coal Market Market Status Reserves Market Outlook Energy Crisis and Need for Alternative Fuels Coal Conversion Options Introduction to Liquid Fuels from Coal What is Coal Liquefaction History of CTL Development Benefits of Liquid Fuel from Coal CTL Technologies Direct Coal Liquefaction Single Stage Processes Kohleoel Process NEDOL Process H-Coal Process Exxon Donor Solvent Process SRC-I and SRC-II Processes Imhausen High-pressure Process Conoco Zinc Chloride Process Two Stage Processes Catalytic Two-stage Liquefaction liquefaction, change of a substance from the solid or the gaseous state to the liquid state. Since the different states of matter correspond to different amounts of energy of the molecules making up the substance, energy in the form of heat must either be supplied to Process Liquid Solvent Extraction Solvent extraction A technique, also called liquid extraction, for separating the components of a liquid solution. This technique depends upon the selective dissolving of one or more constituents of the solution into a suitable immiscible liquid solvent. Process Brown Coal Liquefaction Process Indirect Coal Liquefaction Sasol Process Mobil MTG MTG Meeting MTG Mortgage MTG Magic: The Gathering MTG Mounting MTG Mind the Gap (London underground announcement) MTG Methanol To Gasoline MTG Manual Tank Gauging MTG Master Timing Generator MTG Micro Turbine Generator Process Hybrid Coal Liquefaction Carbonization car·bon·i·za·tion n. 1. The process of carbonizing. 2. The destructive distillation of bituminous coal, done in the absence of air in order to obtain coke and other fractions having a greater percentage of carbon than the and Pyrolysis py·rol·y·sis n. Decomposition or transformation of a chemical compound caused by heat. pyrolysis (pīrol´isis), n Co-Processing Coal and Heavy Oil Comparison of Various Technologies Polygeneration Commercialization of Coal to Liquid Fuel Current Developments and Future Prospects of CTL Fuel Growth Drivers Constraints and Issues Hazards of Coal Mining Environmental Issues International Market Developments Chin South Africa Australia Japan Germany India Indonesia Commercial Developments of CTL Technologies Direct Coal Liquefaction Indirect Coal Liquefaction Economics of CTL Development Production and Operating Costs Cogeneration Costs Investments Comparison of Various Clean Fuel Technologies Role of the Government Policies and Regulations Initiative to Support CTL Development Key Player Profile Project Profiles For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48840 |
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