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Science 23 July 1982:
Vol. 217. no. 4557, pp. 311 - 316
DOI: 10.1126/science.217.4557.311
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Status of the Development of EDS Coal Liquefaction

G. K. Vick 1 and W. R. Epperly 2

1 Senior staff adviser, Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
2 EDS project director and general madlager of Exxon Engineering Synthetic Fuels Department, Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

This article traces the evolution and development of a modern coal liquefaction technology, the EDS (Exxon Donor Solvent) process, over a period of 15 years. During this time the technology has been advanced from laboratory experiments to a pilot plant with a coal feed rate of 250 tons per day, and findings from several areas of science and technology have been important. The process is now in the final stage of development to generate the data needed to design a plant of commercial size.

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