Thermal dissolution

'''Thermal dissolution''' is a method of liquefaction of solid fossil fuels. It is a hydrogen-donor solvent refining process. It may be used for the shale oil extraction and coal liquefaction.<ref name=gorlov> {{Cite journal | last= Gorlov |first= E.G. | title = Thermal Dissolution Of Solid Fossil Fuels | journal= Solid Fuel Chemistry | publisher= Allerton Press, Inc. | page= 290 | issue=5 | volume = 41 | date=October 2007 | issn=1934-8029 | doi = 10.3103/S0361521907050047|bibcode= 2007SFuCh..41..290G |s2cid= 73546863 }} </ref> Other liquids extraction processes from solid fuels are pyrolysis and hydrogenation.<ref name=luik> {{Cite conference |last = Luik |first = Hans |title = Alternative technologies for oil shale liquefaction and upgrading |conference = International Oil Shale Symposium |publisher = Tallinn University of Technology |location = Tallinn, Estonia |date = 2009-06-08 |url = http://www.oilshalesymposium.com/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/LUIK_2.pdf |accessdate = 2009-06-09 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120224021639/http://www.oilshalesymposium.com/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/LUIK_2.pdf |archivedate = 2012-02-24 }} </ref> Compared to hydrogenation, the process of thermal dissolution has milder conditions, simpler process, and no consumption of catalyst.<ref name=lu> {{Cite journal | first1 = Hai-Yun | last1 = Lu | first2 = Xian-Yong | last2 = Wei | first3 = Rui | last3 = Yu | first4 = Yao-Li | last4 = Peng | first5 = Xing-Zhen | last5 = Qi | first6 = Li-Man | last6 = Qie | first7 = Qing | last7 = Wei | first8 = Jie | last8 = Lv | first9 = Zhi-Min | last9 = Zong | first10 = Wei | last10= Zhao | first11 = Yun-Peng | last11 = Zhao | first12 = Zhong-Hai | last12 = Ni | first13 = Lin | last13 = Wu | title = Sequential Thermal Dissolution of Huolinguole Lignite in Methanol and Ethanol | journal= Energy & Fuels | publisher= American Chemical Society | page= 2741 | issue= 6 | volume = 25 | date= 2011-05-20 | doi = 10.1021/ef101734f}} </ref>

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