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TET did not promote the production <strong>of</strong> PS m<strong>at</strong>erials in either the thermal or<br />

c<strong>at</strong>alytic reactions. In fact, in the thermal reactions the presence <strong>of</strong> TET was<br />

detrimental to <strong>oil</strong> production.<br />

The effect <strong>of</strong> TET and c<strong>at</strong>alytic tre<strong>at</strong>ment on BS production is also<br />

instructive in examining the roles and rel<strong>at</strong>ive importance <strong>of</strong> these two factors in<br />

<strong>co</strong><strong>processing</strong>. BS production is defined as the difference between the final BS and<br />

the initial BS divided by the upgradeable m<strong>at</strong>erial which is maf <strong>co</strong>al. Compared to<br />

the thermal reaction <strong>at</strong> 4OO0C, the addition <strong>of</strong> TET increased the amount <strong>of</strong> BS<br />

production (Table 3). C<strong>at</strong>alytic tre<strong>at</strong>ment <strong>at</strong> 4OO0C did not increase the BS<br />

production; however, the addition <strong>of</strong> TET to reaction system with NiMo/A120j <strong>at</strong><br />

4OO0C did enhance BS production. At 425OC, the presence <strong>of</strong> NiMo/Al 03 and Mo<br />

naphthen<strong>at</strong>e increased the 8s production as shown in Table 4.<br />

The aidition <strong>of</strong> TET<br />

to the Mo naphthen<strong>at</strong>e reaction again increased the BS production. Since all <strong>of</strong><br />

these reactions showed positive <strong>oil</strong> production, the increases observed in the BS<br />

production were directly rel<strong>at</strong>ed to the upgrading <strong>of</strong> liquefied <strong>co</strong>al to BS<br />

products. Thus, the presence <strong>of</strong> TET assisted in the production <strong>of</strong> BS but not in<br />

the production <strong>of</strong> PS. The presence <strong>of</strong> a hydrotre<strong>at</strong>ing c<strong>at</strong>alyst was required for<br />

<strong>oil</strong> production in the <strong>co</strong><strong>processing</strong> reactions.<br />

References<br />

1. Monnier, J. CANMET Report 84-5E, "Review <strong>of</strong> the Co<strong>processing</strong> <strong>of</strong> Coals and<br />

Heavy Oils <strong>of</strong> Petroleum Origin", March 1984.<br />

2. Curtis, C.W., Tsai, K.J., Guin, J.A., Ind. Enq. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev., 1985,<br />

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3. Curtis, C.W., Tsai, K.J., Guin, J.A., submitted to Ind. Ena. Prod. Res. and<br />

Dev., 1986.<br />

4. Kottensette, R.J., Sandia Report SANDB2-2495, March 1983.<br />

5. Bearden, R. and Aldridge, C.L., U.S. P<strong>at</strong>ent 4,134,824, 1979.<br />

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Curtis, C.W., Tsai, K.J., and Guin, J.A., in press, Fuel Proc. Tech., 1986.<br />

Moody, T. Master's Thesis, Auburn University, 1985.<br />

Acknowledgments<br />

The authors gr<strong>at</strong>efully acknowledge the Department <strong>of</strong> Energy for support <strong>of</strong><br />

this work under Contract Nos. DEFG2282PC50793 and DEFG2285PC80502.<br />

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