Coal-to-liquids plant is considered

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) — The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a feasibility study for a commercial 50,000-barrel-a-day coal-to-liquids facility in the Illinois coal basin.

The CTL plant design is projected to use 24,533 tons of high-sulfur bituminous coal daily to produce 27,819 barrels per day of diesel fuel that, with additives, could be delivered to end-use customers. Department of Energy scientists said such a plant could also theoretically produce 22,173 barrels per day of liquid naptha products that could eventually become a chemical feedstock.

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