PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF COAL OR PEAT TO GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS OR VOLATILE DISTILLATES OR MIXTURES THEREOF

摘要

Coal, peat or wood is converted to liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons by reaction with an alkali metal sulfide, polysulfide and/or hydrosulfide, in the presence of water, steam and/or hydrogen sulfide at 50-450 DEG C.