摘要 |
A process for liquefying a particulate coal feed to produce useful petroleum-like liquid products by steps which include: (a) contacting, in a liquefaction zone, said coal feed with a hydrogen donor solvent at temperature and pressure sufficient to hydroconvert and liquefy the coal, (b) separating the product from the liquefaction zone by distillation into fractions inclusive of a liquid solvent fraction which contains at least 30 weight percent, and preferably at least 50 weight percent hydrogen donor compounds, particularly those fractions boiling within about the 350 DEG -850 DEG F. range, and preferably within about the 400 DEG -700 DEG F. range, (c) hydrotreating said liquid solvent fraction in a hydrogenation zone in the presence of a quinone catalyst, and (d) recycling the hydrogenated liquid solvent mixture to said coal liquefaction zone. |