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The integrated demonstration project for the clean utilization of high-sulfur coal in Lu’an for oil, chemical, and thermal applications successfully completed its 72-hour performance testing. Author/Source: Huahua Net Coal Chemicals; Date: 2019-09-29; Clicks: 44. On September 26th, after 72 hours of data collection, this demonstration project passed the 72-hour performance assessment carried out by the expert panel from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. On September 23, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation organized a review meeting on the 72-hour performance calibration of the Lu’an high-sulfur coal clean utilization integrated oil, chemical, power, and heating demonstration project. Li Jinbo, Party Secretary and Chairman of Lu’an Clean Energy, explained that the project began construction in June 2013 and the construction work was completed by December 2017. On September 26, 2018, full capacity operation was achieved. As of September 18, 2019, the project has been operating stably for nearly a year; the overall production load has now reached 100%, meeting the conditions required for performance calibration assessments. During the calibration period, the expert team conducted on-site inspections of the project’s main production system, as well as auxiliary production systems such as utilities, heat and power generation, and safety and environmental protection measures. They carefully reviewed the original data records and inspected areas such as control rooms, analysis laboratories, and site sampling locations, to ensure that the data obtained from this calibration were accurate and reliable. At the summary meeting held on September 26, based on their observations of the actual operation conditions and analysis of the calibration data, the expert group unanimously agreed that the Lu’an High-Sulfur Coal Clean Utilization – Integrated Oil, Chemical, and Thermal Power Demonstration Project represents the first industrial-scale demonstration facility for the indirect liquefaction of high-sulfur coal in China, and it constitutes a very important milestone in the development of coal indirect liquefaction technology in the country ； It features advanced process technology, rational plant design and configuration, appropriate equipment selection; the plant operates stably, safely, and reliably. Its product quality has distinct advantages, and it boasts a high energy conversion efficiency, having achieved significant social benefits. The Lu’an 1.8 million tons per year integrated demonstration project for the clean utilization of high-sulfur coal for oil, chemical, and thermal production is a key project under the 12th Five-Year Plan, as well as a major benchmark for transformation in Shanxi Province’s comprehensive reform pilot area. The project is constructed in two phases: the first phase involves building a production line for coal indirect liquefaction to produce oil at an annual capacity of 1 million tons, while the second phase involves setting up a production line that uses cobalt-based wax oil as raw material to produce 800,000 tons of clean fuels and high-end fine chemicals per year. In total, this results in an annual output of 1.8 million tons of fuels and chemicals, which is why it is often referred to as the “180 Project”. Using Luan’s own high-sulfur coal as raw material, the project integrates advanced international technologies to achieve clean and efficient utilization of coal, producing 49 types of high-end fine chemicals across five categories, including premium waxes, aromatic-free solvents, special fuels, high-quality lubricants, and specialty chemicals, as well as generating over 115 MW of power from waste heat. The project serves as a demonstration for large-scale gasification technologies of **\"high-carbon, high-sulfur, and high-ash\" coal, for the production of high-value chemicals through coal-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, for driving the upgrading of traditional coal chemical industries such as those producing methanol, and for demonstrating high environmental standards in modern coal chemical manufacturing. The Lu’an 180 project commenced construction in February 2013 ； The project was completed in October 2015 ； On March 4, 2016, approval was obtained from the **Ministry of Environmental Protection** ； In November 2016, it received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission; on December 4, 2017, the FTO synthesis unit began producing products, and on December 29, the refining unit started yielding qualified products. Thus, the entire production process was completed successfully, entering a phase of stable operation and improved efficiency.