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Comment by JSGolightly on July 11, 2010 at 12:31pm

well i'm not sure how many of your are interested in the Karrick Process but I've been communicating with a librarian with the University of Utah. She is currently in the process of finding all the information related to the Karrick process including blue prints from a thesis (see below), and so far have found a report containing actual blue prints of the coal treatment plant and a second thesis containing schematics of a "test plant".

I still haven't found anything that confirms that Wood, Sawdust, or Charcoal (any carbonaceous material) can be used. I've read it in various websites (that do not cite where this information was sourced) and in the patents Karrick filed, but I still have reason to doubt.

At any rate, I hope someone finds this of value.

http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/undthes&CISOPTR=4365&REC=1

http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ir-main&CISOPTR=31221&REC=1

http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/undthes&CISOPTR=4748&REC=1

Comment by Chris Seymour on June 28, 2010 at 10:36pm

Great post, a great read. got me keywording again : )

Comment by Clinton Briley on June 24, 2010 at 7:20pm

The following link is related automotive catalytic converters. What caught my eye was the talk of a catalyst containing cobalt that was apparently made impervious to sulfur poisoning with the addition of other materials listed in the article.
Since cobalt is one of the catalysts that can be used in the gtl process and is succeptible to sulfur poisoning I thought it might be of interest to
those working on the gtl process. No clue if it would be of any real
use in a practical gtl catalyst but figured it couldn't hurt to post it.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100325/full/news.2010.151.html
Clint

Comment by JSGolightly on April 19, 2010 at 10:27pm

http://books.google.com/books?id=AV16jNj_-oUC&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=Lewis+C+Karrick&source=bl&ots=6IYPcilgDk&sig=kcOpfNgWg79YTrGSpzvusMjGW58&hl=en&ei=IzbNS5XAMo_C9QS1qfm1Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDIQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Lewis%20C%20Karrick&f=false


Footnote 15 says: Mr. Karrick maintains that in the majority of cases, with but minor readjustments, char may be used in place of bituminous coal.

I'm not entirely sure what the context is.

Comment by JSGolightly on April 18, 2010 at 6:37pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_depolymerization

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5269947.pdf

Comment by Chris Seymour on April 13, 2010 at 8:39pm

Great Book;
Handbook of Plant-Based Biofuels
http://books.google.com/books?id=7reTmIFGHWAC&pg=PA15&dq=DIRECT+THERMOCHEMICAL+LIQUEFACTION+OF+PLANT+BIOMASS+USING+HYDROGENATION+CONDITIOns&ei=C_rES7bZCaPgM8_Y8YEN&cd=3#v=onepage&q&f=false

Comment by Chris Seymour on April 13, 2010 at 8:38pm

Thanks JS, for the street cred!

Comment by JSGolightly on April 13, 2010 at 6:46pm

i think I may have found my compressor.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230400977127&_trksid=p2759.l1259#ht_548wt_956

Now if i can just get a set up figured out as shown below (special thanks to Chris for finding the article)

Comment by Eric Fernandes on March 22, 2010 at 10:29pm

Hey ya'll I haven't been looking on the site for a while but just visited and appreciate all the informations you all are putting up here. It is very helpful for me as a student in looking into sustainable fuel research. I just want to say Thank you again, JSGolightly, Chris Seymour, Ben, everyone. Love ya'll thanks.

Comment by JSGolightly on March 22, 2010 at 5:56pm

http://books.google.com/books?id=HC9DAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=Abraham+Gesner+Patents&source=bl&ots=bCt8yynvCW&sig=poh-P1s-mPC_lshP79UQOr0D3hY&hl=en&ei=9xCoS4XAJ4-1tgfH3OTEDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCgQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Abraham%20Gesner%20Patents&f=false

not really GTL but, interesting

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