Method for the continuous distillation of coal and other hydrocarbonaceous materials and for the autogenous hydrogenation of .
In confirmation of other authoritative references we've cited, the United States Patent herein enclosed reveals, yet again, that a process for converting Coal into Gasoline, and into other fuels and valuable chemicals, can, if properly designed, be powered entirely by the Coal used as the raw material for the conversion.
In other words: We can make Gasoline out of Coal; and, we don't need much of anything but Coal to do so.
Comment follows excerpts from:
"United States Patent 3,107,985 - Coal (and it's) Autogenous Hydrogenation
Date: October, 1963
Inventor: Morgan Huntington, Utah
Assignee: Huntington Chemical Company, Utah
Abstract: This invention relates to the continuous drying, destructive distillation, gasification and carbonization of coal and other solid carbonaceous material ... (including) ... internal combustion of char to furnish heat for the system, and selective total gasification of the balance of the char.
The coal still system of this invention eliminates the chemically troublesome (contaminants) by the coincidental, continuous hydrogenation of the primary volatile matter at it is distilled from coal ... .
There are also known in the prior art various types of total synthesis processes, such as the Fischer-Tropsch and the Bergius processes, in which the liquefaction of a substantial fraction of the total coal is effected.
(Those) processes lead to the synthesis of petroleum substitutes and the yield of products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, oil, lubricants, etc.
The only chance for commercial success of such a (coal conversion) process will depend entirely upon the feasibility of producing a petroleum equivalent at a low cost per barrel and which can be refined into gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel in existing refineries.
The coal still system of this invention definitely accomplishes this."
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In other words, we residents of US Coal Country states, like West Virginia and Kentucky, can "definitely" combine two of our favorite things, "coal", and a "still", and, through "existing refineries" make a "commercial success" of synthesizing products like "gasoline, diesel fuel, oil" and "lubricants".
Our United States Government, via it's Patent Office, told us that, as herein, nearly half a century ago.
