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The new coal chemical technology project at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has been successfully commissioned! Author/Source: Modern Coal Chemical Engineering Date: 2023-06-26 Clicks: 322 Recently, a coal-based fuel production process developed by Researcher Cong Yu from the Catalysis and New Materials Laboratory at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the team led by Academician Zhang Tao (Group 1505) was successfully put into operation on the pilot-scale platform at the Yulin CAS Clean Energy Innovation Institute. The first batch of 6 tons of fuel samples were produced, and their various physical and chemical properties met or exceeded the standards for such specialized fuel. Specialty fuels are characterized by specific physical and chemical properties requirements, low annual consumption, urgent demand in specialized fields, and a single source or reliance on imports. China’s coal chemical industry is developing rapidly, laying a solid foundation for the research, development, and production of coal-based specialty fuels. Developing coal-based specialty fuels and establishing production demonstration capabilities are of great significance for overcoming the critical challenges in the field of specialty fuels and ensuring a secure supply of such fuels. Through composition and performance analysis, reaction process design, and the preparation of high-efficiency catalysts, the team achieved the hydrogenation upgrading of coal-based feedstocks as well as high-selectivity control of their composition. They developed specialized fuel production processes that meet the requirements for high flash point, high density, high cetane number, and high thermal oxidative stability. The team worked together with the Yulin Zhongke Clean Energy Innovation Institute to overcome a series of engineering and technical challenges encountered during the pilot-scale scaling up tests, thereby improving the maturity of the fuel preparation technology. The related work has been funded by projects such as the Energy Revolution Technology Initiative of Yulin Zhongke Clean Energy Innovation Institute.