Peat is a promising raw material for synthetic liquid fuel production. Raw peat with moisture content 85–95 wt% can be liquefied without preliminary drying. It may be treated with CO at an initial pressure of 5.5–8.3 MPa and at a temperature of 300–350 °C in the presence of K2CO3. Dewatering and liquefaction take place simultaneously..."
By:
"Pehr Björnbom, Lena Granath, Arne Kannel, Gerth Karlsson, Lars Lindström and Emilia P-Björnbom
Department of Chemical Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden".
So, good ole' Swedish Peat is "promising" as a raw material for liquid fuel manufacture. What, for Pete's sake, about WV bituminous coal? It has higher BTU density, lower intrinsic moisture and fewer inorganic contaminants.
With some seriousness, comparing Swedish Peat to WV bituminous, when it comes to organic "kick", is like comparing freshly-fermented Scandinavian mead to freshly-distilled WV 'shine.
Ain't no comparison: Far more bang for your buck with Mountain State products. And, we don't want that attempt at semi-humorous analogy to be distracting. It is the plain truth.
Sweden, and peat. Why not WV, and bituminous coal?