Jet fuels from synthetic crudesAn investigation was conducted to determine the technical problems in the conversion of a significant portion of a barrel of either a shale oil or a coal synthetic crude oil into a suitable aviation turbine fuel. Three syncrudes were used, one from shale and two from coal, chosen as representative of typical crudes from future commercial production. The material was used to produce jet fuels of varying specifications by distillation, hydrotreating, and hydrocracking. Attention is given to process requirements, hydrotreating process conditions, the methods used to analyze the final products, the conditions for shale oil processing, and the coal liquid processing conditions. The results of the investigation show that jet fuels of defined specifications can be made from oil shale and coal syncrudes using readily available commercial processes.
Document ID
19780059506
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Antoine, A. C. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Gallagher, J. P. (Atlantic Richfield Co. Harvey, Ill., United States)