Process for the conversion of carbonaceous materials

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A process for converting solid carbonaceous material to a liquid product which involves heating a slurry composed of the solid carbonaceous material and a solvent together with hydrogen, at elevated temperatures and elevated pressures in the presence of a substantially phosphate-free catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component selected from the group consisting of Group VI and Group VIII metals, their oxides and sulfides supported on a non-zeolitic, carrier, which catalyst is promoted with a minor amount of a Group IV-B metal.