Kinetics of Coal Liquefaction

Information on t h e r a t e s o f coa l d i s s o l u t i o n which i s needed i n t h e design o f r e a c t o r s i n a c o a l l i q u e f a c t i o n p l a n t has been very l i m i t e d ; t h e r e f o r e , mcthods a r e needed by which d i s s o l u t i o n r a t e d a t a can be ex t r apo la t ed t o o t h e r o p e r a t i o n cond i t ions . In t h i s s e c t i o n , t h e r a t e s of s o l v a t i o n of coa l i n v a r i o u s o i l s under hydrogen p res su re without t h e p re sence of c a t a l y s t a r e examined.