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Table 1<br />

Analysis <strong>of</strong> Feedstocks<br />

Forestburg Coal Cold-Lake<br />

vacum bottolns<br />

Proxim<strong>at</strong>e analysis Specific gravity, 15/15'C 1.038<br />

(wt %, as received) Pentane insolubles, wt % 23.8<br />

Pitch <strong>co</strong>ntent, wt % 83.2<br />

Moisture 19.7 Conradson Carbon, wt I 17.1<br />

Vol<strong>at</strong>ile 37.2 Elemental ccunposition,wt I<br />

Fixed carbon 36.1 C 83.34<br />

Ash 7.0 H<br />

N<br />

9.69<br />

0.45<br />

Ultim<strong>at</strong>e analysis S 5.84<br />

(wt I DAF) 0 0.68<br />

C 74.34 Metals, ppm<br />

H<br />

N<br />

4.81<br />

1.78<br />

V<br />

Ni<br />

235<br />

93<br />

0 18.58 Fe 18<br />

S 0.49<br />

Table 2<br />

Comparison <strong>of</strong> the Effects <strong>of</strong> H2S w ith FeSO(,<br />

Severity Low Moder<strong>at</strong>e<br />

H2'5 (1) no yes<br />

FeSOq yes no<br />

Distill<strong>at</strong>e yield (2) 22.9 27.3<br />

Coal <strong>co</strong>nversion (3) 53.7 67.9<br />

Pitch <strong>co</strong>nversion (4) 15.8 20.3<br />

(1)<br />

(3)<br />

no Yes<br />

Yes no<br />

36.3 43.2<br />

70.4 80.4<br />

34.1 42.5<br />

8 wt I, based on maf slurry feed (2) w t I, based on maf slurry feed<br />

w t I, based on maf <strong>co</strong>al, (4) maf (+525 "C) in - maf (+525'C) out<br />

defined as THF solubility<br />

maf (+525"C) in<br />

Table 3<br />

Comparison <strong>of</strong> The Effects <strong>of</strong> FeS04 and HpS + FeSO4<br />

-<br />

Severity Very low Low Moder<strong>at</strong>e Moder<strong>at</strong>e-hiqh<br />

HgS (1) no yes no yes no yes no yes<br />

FeSO4 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes<br />

Distill<strong>at</strong>e yield (2) 15.8 16.5 22.9 22.9 36.3 42.1 60.9 63.1<br />

Coal <strong>co</strong>nversion (3) 27.4 41.1 53.7 61.3 70.4 83.7 86.3 85.9<br />

Pitch <strong>co</strong>nversion (4) 8.1 7.5 15.8 18.6 34.1 42.4 64.8 69.7<br />

(1) 8 wt %, based on maf slurry feed (2) wt I, based on maf slurry feed<br />

(3) wt %, based on maf <strong>co</strong>al, (4) maf (+525'C) in - maf (+525"C) out<br />

defined as THF solubility maf (+525"C) in<br />

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