Abstract
A LECTURE by Dr. Pier before the Technische-literarische Gesellschaft, Berlin, on the hydrogena-tion of coal, possesses an unusual importance in view of present interest in this subject and also in German efforts at national self-sufficiency. In Germany the first technical success was achieved in the hydro-genation of brown coal and tars produced therefrom. For several years large quantities of petrol have been produced from brown coal at the Leuna works of the I. G. Farbenindustrie A.G. Since 1932, interest has been directed to corresponding treatment of bituminous coal in the Ludwigshafen works of the I.G. Since last year, a plant capable of a daily throughput of 20 tons of coal has been working there, and it is the successful performance of this unit which forms the subject of Dr. Pier's paper. Actually, a somewhat similar plant has been in operation at the Billingham works of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. since 1930, and the large unit (500 tons daily) projected in 1933 will soon be brought into commission. The results of the German tests leave no doubts as to its success.
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Hydrogenation of Coal. Nature 135, 538 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135538a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/135538a0