Conversion of peat with carbon monoxide and water

✍ Scribed by Jean-Claude Cavalier; Esteban Chornet

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 987 KB
• Volume: 56
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-2361
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-2361(77)90043-6

✦ Synopsis

Several features of the liquefaction of peat have been brought to light during the course of this investigation: (1) There exists a possibility of converting even weakly humified peat with a relatively high moisture content into a soft bitumen and a small fraction of light oils. (2) Overall conversion of the peat either into gas or liquids reaches values close to 95%. (3) Bitumen yields are of the order of 45% for weakly humified peat and 52% for well humified peat. (4) Potassium carbonate is superior to either lithium or sodium as a catalyst for the conversion, suggesting a specific interaction with the humic materials through complex formation. (5) Mixed catalysts, K2CO3 and 12, are equally suited for the conversion. In this case lower amounts of K2CO3 are needed. Conversion of peat with carbon monoxide and water: J. C. Cavalier and E. Chornet