Product waters from the direct liquefaction of five coals of different ranks were analyzed and 65 to 95% of organic compounds based on total organic carbon (TOC) were identified. The product waters had high values of chemical oxygen demand (COD
cr: 53, 000-132, 000mg/
l). They contained high concentrations of ammonia (NH
3-N: 3, 400-22, 500mg/
l) and phenol (5, 700-23, 900mg/
l), and also contained a wide variety of organic compounds such as cresols, xylenols, pyridine, pyrrole, aniline, toluidines, acetonitrile, cyclohexanol, volatile fatty acids, alcohols and ketones. The composition of organic constituents correlated at least partly with the ranks of coals. In addition to the analysis, a laboratory study was performed to determine biological treatability of the product waters. The study showed that a dilution of at least 10 to 20 times was necessary, depending on the waters, to attain the efficient removals of COD
cr and most of the organic constituents with batch treatment.
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