Erdos CTL explained
Erdos CTL (sometimes also referred as Shenhua CTL) is a coal liquefaction plant at Ejin Horo Banner in Inner Mongolia, China. It is the biggest coal-to-liquids complex outside South Africa with a capacity of .[1]
The plant is owned by Shenhua Coal Liquefaction, a subsidiary of Shenhua Group. It uses direct coal liquefaction technology developed by Shenhua Group.[2] [3] In the first phase, three production lines were installed.[4] The coal liquefaction reactor was manufactured by China First Heavy Industries.[5] Dedicated steel belt cooling systems for a coal slurry solidification were supplied by Sandvik Process Systems.[6] [7]
Construction of the plant started in 2004 and it was commissioned in 2008.[1] [8] Trial operation started in mid-2009.[9] Since November 2010, its fully operational.[10]
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Notes and References
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- News: Shenhua signs two CTL deals . . . 2006-06-12 . 2009-08-02 . subscription .
- News: China's Shenhua plans seven CTL conversion centers . . 2009-06-30 . 2009-08-02 . subscription .
- News: World's first coal-to-oil mass converter due to start operation this year . . . 2007-06-22 . 2009-08-02.
- News: Shenhua Group begins to install coal-to-liquid devices . . 2006-06-17 . 2009-08-02.
- News: Sandvik Supplies Cooling Systems for Coal Liquefaction . Downstream Today . Mining Engineering . 2008-01-11 . 2009-08-02.
- News: Water Needs Curtail China's Coal Gasification for Fuel yet Conversion to Chemicals Pushes Ahead. Circle of Blue. 2011-04-27. 2014-02-10.
- News: China to Spend $13B on Liquefied Coal Base . Downstream Today . . 2007-03-09 . 2009-08-02.
- News: Shenhua's coal-to-oil project to start trial operation in July . . . 2009-06-12 . 2009-08-02.
- News: China Shenhua coal-to-liquids project profitable -exec . Jim . Bai . Chen Aizhu . . 2011-09-08 . 2012-03-10.
