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  • Is Rentech the Answer to U.S. Energy Problems? [View article]
    Right after WWII the government poured a lot of money into coal to liquid conversion via the Bureau of Mines. Several small plants were built and operated. A commercial plant was built by Union Carbide in West Virginia sponsored by Sen. Byrd. The effort collapsed with Eisenhour when big oil said the new fields in the mid-east provided oil for $2 and Byrd's projects were a waste of government money. A big problem then was corosion of metal parts exposed to the high heat and gasses used in the process. The Rentech plant at East Dubuque, Ill will be the first and only coal to liquid plant operating in the US.
    Jan 12 23:38 pm |Rating: 0 0
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