The prospects of coal chemical industry
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I spent four years in college in Shanxi, and I ignored the piles of coal that could be seen everywhere there. After pursuing further studies at Chongqing University, I happened to work on another project related to coal, and that’s how I became connected to this field. Now that I’m about to graduate and faced with choices for my future, I would like to ask those who are more experienced than me what the prospects are in the field of coal chemical engineering. Coal gasification seems to be very popular these days, and coal liquefaction is also gaining attention. However, I believe that whether it’s for producing fuel, synthesizing ammonia, or converting coal into electricity, these are all processes with low added value. Can coal be processed further, just like oil and natural gas, to produce high-value downstream products?
Coking is sufficient; coke is used as a main product in the steel industry, while gas is utilized for industrial and domestic heating. The products obtained from gas purification can be used to produce various chemical substances such as tar, naphthalene, benzene, ammonia, sulfur, etc. After refining coal tar, many more products can be obtained, such as refined naphthalene, refined anthracene, refined phenols, pyridine, quinoline, and so on
Coal chemical industry holds great promise, as coal can be used to produce hydrogen, and hydrogen is the foundation of all chemical industries. The deep processing of petroleum products relies on hydrogen, as do processes such as ammonia and methanol production. Our country is also rich in coal resources, so I believe that the coal chemical industry has a bright future.
Coal chemical industry has great prospects; apart from coke as its main product, the value of its chemical products is quite high
Coal reserves are limited; it is a non-renewable fossil resource, and it takes an extremely long time to form Personally, I think that once **’s development reaches a certain level, there will be a sudden halt in the use of such resources; if it isn’t regulated by ** and individual efforts, it will be like protecting endangered animals and plants!
Think about it yourself: the country is rich in coal but poor in oil. How many tons of oil are imported each year? Development is surely necessary
The world is changeable and full of diversity; it’s up to us to adapt to it and enjoy it.
The coal chemical industry still has great prospects; after all, it is related to energy and serves as the source for a large number of chemical products.
Actually, I still hope to **suppress repeated production – it wastes too many resources!**