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Conversion of Coal into Transportation Fuels

Intertek PARC provides testing services to convert coal at various stages of natural development into transportation fuels.

Intertek PARC supported research conducted by the Penn State University Energy Institute in the development of high thermal stability jet fuel JP-900. Penn State had developed a new coal-derived jet fuel for supersonic military aircraft and turned to Intertek PARC to conduct scale up and further process development. The jet fuel was made by deeply hydro-treating a blend of coal-derived liquid and light cycle oil, followed by deep hydrogenation. 

The coal-derived liquid was obtained from coal tar pitch produced by heating bituminous coal to high temperature in steel plant coke ovens and was provided by Koppers Chemical Company. The light cycle oil was provided by United Refining Company. In 2008, PARC completed production of 4000 gallons of fuel that meets the Air Force's JP-8 specifications with the high stability characteristics of JP-900. Intertek PARC provided fix bed hydrotreating / hydrogenation services in support of this effort.

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