The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 13, 1978-Page 9
NEW PROCESS TO BE USEFUL BY 1990:
Coal
PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP
production of high-quality,
gasoline from coal rather
may be economically fez
1990, officials of one of th(
largest oil firms said yester
Mobil Oil Co. officials, a
conference in this south Ne
town, released details of a
process that transforms
alcohol and then to hi
unleaded gasoline. Develo
the process was announce(
-year ago, but until yesterd
were scarce.
JOHN WISE, a Mobil v
dent, said' the new gasolin
cost 40-50 cents more per g,
gasoline made from oil, bu
becoming more and more s
think the process will be
ically feasible within 10 to 2(
Other groups also are d
"new ways of producing gas
1
may ne us(
) - The of the most promising is the fermen-
unleaded tation of agricultural products such
than oil as sugar cane into a form of alcohol
asible by called ethanol, which then could be
e nation's mixed with conventional gasoline.
day. But Mobil's process, which de-
at a news pends on a new catalyst, would make
ew Jersey use of the nation's enormous coal
patented reserves as a raw material. Coal,
coal to - using existing technology, is turned
gh-octane into gas and then to a form of alcohol
pment of called methanol.
d about a
ay details THEN, USING the catalyst, the
methanol is turned into gasoline and
a lesser amount of water.
vice-presi- "We'll be able to provide people
ze "would with gasoline made from coal in the
allon than years ahead, long after crude oil
it with oil becomes too scarce or too expen-
carce, we sive," Wise said.
econom- Because the process was developed
0 years." with the help of federal funds, Mobil
eveloping has agreed to license the catalyst for
oline. One use by other oil companies.
ed to make gas
OFFICIALS SAID that it takes
about one ton of coal to make one
barrel of gasoline, about 42 gallons.
The gasoline produced contains no
lead and has a higher research
octane rating than conventional un-
leaded-gasoline, they said'
Mobil is testing the process at a
small plant here, but soon will build a
larger demonstration plant and then
a commercial-sized unit, Wise said.
He said the firm already has
purchased Western coal fields con-
taining an estimated four billion to
five billion tons of coal. Other oil
firms also have been buying coal
reserves.
"The day will come when the
worldwide supply of crude oil cannot
meet the potential demand," Wise
said. "That's when the U.S. will turn
to its abundant reserves of coal for
liquid fuels. We plan to have our tech-
nology all ready to go."
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Carter forsees quick
energy bill
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"AS A NATION increasing our
demands for foreign oil, we may
have conservation forced on us 'by
unexpected increases in oil prices in
the future," Carter said.
He said the first two quarters of
1978 will show very good economic
progress, but by the end of the third
quarter, economic stimulation in the
form of "a substantial tax reduction"
will be needed.
Carter also faced several questions
in the 30-minute session about plans
to replace the Republican-appointed
U. S. attorney in Philadelphia.
THOSE PLANS to remove U.S.
Attorney David Marston have pro-
voked complaints that the President,
despite campaign pledges to keep
politics out of Justice Department
appointments, is bowing to political
pressure.
Carter said that in deciding to
replace Marston, he relied on the
recommendation of Attorney Gener-
al Griffin Bell and has not asked for
Bell's reasons.
The President repeated earlier
statements that he and Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat have almost
identical views on Middle East
questions. Sadat has called for
Israeli withdrawal from settlements
in the Sinai. Carter, asked whether
he agreed with this position, said,
"It's not for me to decide a specific
settlement."
CARTER, IN RESPONSE to a
question, accused the Soviet Union of
"unwarranted involvement in Af-
rica."
"They, in effect, contributed to the
war between Somalia and Ethiopia,"
he said. "They have sold excessive
quantities of arms and weapons to
both, shipping some men, and they
also dispatched Cubans, perhaps to
"become combatants themselves."
The subject was discussed fre-
quently during Carter's meetings
last week with foreign leaders on his
seven-nation tour, and Carter told the
news conference:
"I HOPE THAT we can induce the
Soviets and the Cubans not to send
either soldiers or weapons into that
area and hope for and achieve a
rapid development of negotiatiots."
The President did not say whether
the Russians in Ethiopia were tech-
passage
nicians, military advisers or troops.
On other topics, Carter said:
" He hopes lower interest rates can
be achieved.
* Secretary Joseph Califano Jr. of
the Department of Health, Education
and Welfare, opening an anti-smok-
ing campaign, was acting responsib-
ly to point out the dangers of tobacco.
"I do not think it is his responsibility
to tell an individual American wheth-
er he can or cannot smoke," the
President said.
Carter opened the news conference
with a statement on energy, the top
priority of Congress when it returns
January 19 from its winter recess.
"I believe we do have the resolve
and national will to deal with the
energy problem," the President said.
"Our proposal is fair and well-
balanced.
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