Underground Coal to Liquids [UCTL]: There may be a common link with UCTL and W10? Perhaps the UCTL non-toxic initiation chemical is W10? In the video an activation solution was added to the W10. This may also be the UCTL catalyst?
"Small quantities of the non-toxic initiation chemical and catalysts are introduced into the coal seam....." "As the temperatures approaches 300C the initiation chemicals are gradually replaced with WSP............"
In the video, it appears no-one was wearing breathing protection. This may imply that W10 is a / the non-toxic initiation chemical for UCTL?
From RER website: How does UCTLTM work?
Access is gained to the coal seam via existing or new wells drilled in a conventional manner. Small quantities of the non-toxic initiation chemical and catalysts are introduced into the coal seam that creates a heat reaction, increasing the temperature to over 300C. This reaction occurs in a confined location within the immediate vicinity of the well. This has been successfully bench tested in a laboratory environment and confirmation of its application in an underground environment will be a component of the Pilot Test.
As the temperatures approaches 300C the initiation chemicals are gradually replaced with WSP and the liquefaction of the coal continues. The water content and impurities of brown / coal lignite contribute towards the liquefaction process. The effectiveness of the WSP can be up to approximately 200m from the nozzle (to be confirmed by Pilot Test).
Conversion of coal to oil using supercritical water is a proven process. Supercritical water is water at high pressure and high temperature. WSP replicates supercritical properties by substituting high pressure with high velocity (kinetic energy). Liquefaction products are then extracted from the reaction zone via the annulus of the well and collected and separated using conventional oil well equipment.
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