Obiettivo THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS THE VALORISATION OF COAL BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SYNGAS INTO HIGH GRADE LIQUID FUELS WITH SPECIAL ADVANTAGES REFERRING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (LOW SULPHUR CONTENT, HIGH OCTANE OR CETANE NUMBERS, AND HIGH CALORIFIC VALUE) AS WELL AS THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH GRADE CHEMICAL FEED STOCK FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF FINE CHEMICALS. THIS INVESTIGATION STARTS FROM SYNGAS (CO + H2), AS IT CAN BE PRODUCED BY GASIFICATION OF COAL. THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONSISTS IN THE LIQUEFACTION OF SYNGAS BY HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS IN A MODIFIED FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS, AND IT CONCENTRATES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY SELECTIVE CATALYSTS WITH SPECIAL UTILIZATION OF RECENTLY DEVELOPED NEW TYPES OF ZEOLITES. THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME INCLUDES THE VARIATION OF METHODS FOR CATALYST PREPARATION, BASED ON FE, CO, AND MN, DOPED BY SPECIAL PROMOTERS, AND COMBINED WITH RECENTLY DEVELOPED ZEOLITES LIKE T, L, ZSM E.G. 11 TO 48, ET ALII. CATALYST SCREENING IN FIXED BED OPERATION AT MEDIUM PRESSURE IN A BENCH SCALE EQUIPMENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TEST RUNS IN A SLURRY REACTOR (BUBBLE COLUMN) AT NORMAL AND HIGH PRESSURE, BECAUSE LIQUID PHASE OPERATION SEEMS TO BE THE MOST PROMISING METHOD IN ORDER TO REALIZE HIGH SELECTIVITY AND FLEXIBILITY. Campo scientifico engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuelsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compoundsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energycoalnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis Programma(i) FP1-ENNONUC 3C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of Non-Nuclear Energy, 1985-1988 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Templergraben 55 52056 AACHEN Germania Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato