But, the article discusses the liquefaction of brown coal - lignite - similar, probably, in quality and organic content to stuff we used to discard in WV, a lot of which is still lying about in waste piles waiting for us to scoop it up and turn it into gasoline - as they are preparing to do in Schuykill, PA.
Now, another thing is:
The authors are Japanese researchers working for a Japanese steel company.
They don't have a big bunch of coal in Japan, Mike. But, they still see it as worth doing.
They might well be involved in Malaysia's coal-to-oil plant, which we earlier alerted you to.
Why the heck not WV?