Method of producing motor fuel
Since we are sending today, via separate dispatch, a report further documenting the US Bureau of Mines' development of Coal liquefaction technologies in the years immediately following WWII, in emulation of the extensive Coal-based liquid fuel industries established by the Axis powers at, as we have documented in earlier reports, at least seven sites in Europe and Asia; we wanted to again confirm other of our reports, which documented that the US petroleum industry, as well, recognized Coal's vast potential following WWII, and developed their own technologies to utilize Coal to supply our nation's liquid fuel needs - should they have been finally compelled, by a majority of insightful and concerned political leadership, to do so.
Herein, via the enclosed link and attached file, we present, with some illuminative, we think important, comment appended:
"United States Patent 2,436,938 - Method of Producing Motor Fuel
Date: March, 1948
Inventor: Walter Scharmann, et. al., NJ
Assignee: Standard Oil Development Company, NJ
Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of liquid motor fuels from solid carbonaceous materials. More particularly, the present invention relates to the production of ... gasoline ... from coal ... and certain cellulosic materials by ... distillation-extraction treatment in the presence of a hydrocarbon oil ... and recovering liquid motor fuels from the distillate.
(One) specific object of our invention is to provide a continuous process of converting solid carbonaceous materials of the type specified into maximum quantities of liquid hydrocarbon oils of the motor fuel boiling range by a ... method which is independent of extraneous sources of liquid hydrocarbon oils."
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Several points demand emphasis:
First, the Coal herein is "slurried" in a hydrocarbon oil, for further processing, but not in an oil from any "extraneous sources".
The carrier oil is all derived from Coal, and no natural petroleum is needed in this process.
Second, according to this invention, "gasoline" can be made both "from coal ... and ... cellulosic materials".
As with other, similar, technologies we've cited reports of, certain botanical products can be co-processed with Coal, and thus provide an inherent, integrated route for both at least some Carbon recycling, and, some element of sustainability.
Third, though not reflected in our excerpts, the full Disclosure clearly specifies the Coal-based "Water Gas" reaction, which we have explained and documented in several previous reports, as a way in which supplemental Hydrogen, required for the complete hydrogenation of carbonaceous products derived from Coal, can be generated as an integral function of this complete Coal conversion process.
