Environmental Issues of Synthetic Transportation Fuels From Coal

Environmental impacts from large-scale commercialization of coal liquefaction are important to government, industry, the public, and a variety of interest groups. This report reviews environmental issues associated with coal liquefaction processes by addressing the following topics: A comparison of the environmental differences among technologies; A comparison of the impacts among different coal regions; A description of the uncertainty of synfuels data and environmental effects; and An identification of problems aggravated by accelerated development schedules.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.21949/1403003
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12693
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Oklahoma, Norman

  Norman, OK  United States  73069

  Office of Technology Assessment

  United States Congress
  Washington, DC  United States  20510
• Authors:
  • Chartock, Michael A
  • Devine, Michael D
  • Cines, Martin R
  • Gilliland, Martha W
  • Ballard, Steven C
• Publication Date: 1982-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Summary Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 109p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal liquefaction; Environmental impacts; Synthetic fuels
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01680002
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Background Paper #3
• Contract Numbers: 033-4840.0
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 2018 4:13PM