Isothermal Stage Kinetics of Direct Coal Liquefaction for Shenhua Shendong Bituminous Coal

To study the direct coal liquefaction in the isothermal stage of Shenhua Shendong bituminous coal, the direct coal liquefaction with an iron-based catalyst was carried out in a 0.01 ton/day continuous tubular facility in the temperature range of 445–465 °C, with hydrogenated anthracene and wash oil as the solvent. An eight-lump kinetic model of the isothermal stage was proposed, and the kinetic parameters were estimated. The result showed that, in the isothermal stage, the oil was mainly obtained from pre-asphaltene and asphaltene (PAA) rather than from coal directly. The model was valid for the isothermal stage of direct coal liquefaction.