Question

In which process does the hydrogenation of coal take place?

(a) Bergius process

(b) Fischer-Tropsch process

(c) Thermal cracking

(d) Catalytic cracking

The question was asked by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Asked question is from Synthetic Gasoline from Non-Petroleum Sources topic in division Fuels and Combustion of Engineering Chemistry II

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Bergius process

For explanation: In Fischer-Tropsch process, the coal is first converted to coke and then its hydrogenation takes place, while in the Bergius process, the coal is hydrogenised to produce synthetic gasoline. This process avoids the expenses of the conversion of coal to coke.