Show WOULD GET 0 OIL L FROM COAL british scientist P into out how the th country can pr pi kocur adequate supplies of fuel great britain col coi id produce enough oil for its navy an I 1 merchant erchant In marine from home mined al if the necessity arose this was re baled by dr C 11 lander of 0 the fue research board tit it the recent of the british association so for tb advancement of science Bc lence production of 11 from home resources Is tely icly important to great britain sinic sin e an almost complete pt f oil for coal has taken place in ala q navy and is being gradually followed follone I 1 by the merchant marine although coal peat and shale can be made to yield liquid fuel coal alone can be re girded as a possible source from wh sufficient quantities could b be e pr 11 ced by practical methods 11 J A ton of average bituminous coal will yield 14 gai ns of fuel oil or about six per pe r cent by weight of the raw material for every 1000 tons of oil produced IC tons of coal willa be used and will yield also tons of coke anti and cubic affet of rich hydrocarbon gas so thal thag it if satisfactory low temperature process on carbonization proves feasible afie the tons of coal used annually for domestic purposes would produce tons of oil more than trie peace requirements of the navy and leave tin an enormous amount of manufactured fuel which it would be neis neos sary to induce domestic consumers consume to use in place of raw coal J |