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Records of Carbogel, Incorporated

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Call Number:
021
Repository:
Science History Institute Archives
Extent:
15.2 linear feet (11 boxes)
Language:
English, Swedish, and Japanese
Preferred Citation:
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Records of Carbogel, Incorporated, 1958-1990, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1958-1990 (inclusive) and 1984-1987 (bulk)
Creator:
Carbogel, Inc, Goodman, Richard Martin, 1944-, Larson, Thomas Robert, and Mathiesen, M. Mihkel
Form:
Archival materials
Abstract:
Administrative and research and development records of Carbogel, Incorporated, a United States subsidiary of AB Carbogel, a Swedish alternative fuels firm. Specifically, these records deal with attempts to develop coal water slurry fuels.

Carbogel, Incorporated was the United States subsidiary of AB Carbogel, a Swedish alternative fuels firm. AB Carbogel was founded in 1974 as a joint venture between Boliden Mineral AB, a Swedish mining company, and Berol Kemi, a Swedish specialty chemicals company. The firm was the developer and manufacturer of Carbogel, a coal water slurry fuel. The manufacture of Carbogel involved wet grinding specially selected coals to a certain fineness, benefaction by froth flotation (which removed ash and sulfur content), filtration and dewatering, and finally mixing with chemical additives supplied by Berol Kemi. The end result was a slurry mix of coal and water which could be used in place of more expensive Number 6 fuel oil ("Bunker Oil") in industrial applications.

In the wake of the energy crises of the 1970s, Carbogel coal water slurry initially appeared to be a practical and desirable alternative fuel. To better promote Carbogel in the international energy market, AB Carbogel founded subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, and the United States.

Carbogel, Incorporated was established by AB Carbogel in 1983 to develop and promote Carbogel technology in the United States. This subsidiary was 70% owned by its Swedish parent firm and 30% owned by Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, an American energy concern. However, problems arising from the improper storage of the slurry in tank cars and an unforeseen drop in the price of Number 6 fuel oil relegated Carbogel to a niche position in the United States energy market.

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Records of Carbogel, Incorporated, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Records of Carbogel, Incorporated contain corporate records generated by Carbogel, Incorporated. The collection mainly documents Carbogel, Incorporated's administrative and research and development activities during the time period in which the donor, Richard M. Goodman, was employed by the firm as a Project Director (1984-1987). It also contains a small amount of material documenting Goodman's consultant work for Energy International, Incorporated, another alternative fuels technology company.

The Records of Carbogel, Incorporated are arranged into the following three series:

  1. Corporate Files
  2. R & D Files
  3. E.I. (Energy International) Files

The Records of Carbogel, Incorporated were donated to the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) by Richard M. Goodman in 2012.

The Records of Carbogel, Incorporated were processed by Andrew Mangravite in 2013.

There are no other known archival collections created by Carbogel, Incorporated preserved at the date of processing.

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Finding aid created by Andrew Mangravite and encoded into EAD by Kenton G. Jaehnig.
Finding Aid Date
2013
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.

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The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Records of Carbogel, Incorporated. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Collection Inventory

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains administrative files generated by Carbogel, Incorporated. These files primarily document Carbogel, Incorporated's administrative activities during Richard M. Goodman's employment with the firm. The contents of these files consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, administrative data, reports, and reprints.

Carbogel Administration - General Information 1986 - Correspondence, Purchase Orders, Etc., 1985-1987.
Box 1 Folder 1
Carbogel, Inc. Administration, Re: General File, 1985-1986.
Box 1 Folder 2
Carbogel, Inc. Administration, Re: Marketing Projects - Pre 1985 - Ingersoll-Rand, Anaconda, China, Etc., 1984-1985.
Box 1 Folder 3
Patents (Internal Correspondence), 1985-1988.
Box 1 Folder 4
Carbogel Technical Consultants, Conferences, Personnel. Etc. - Correspondence, 1985-1986.
Box 1 Folder 5
AB Carbogel Projects - Correspondence, Reports, and Data, 1978-1986.
Box 1 Folder 6
Health and Safety Info - All (NJ) "Right-to-Know" and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)/OSHA (Occupational and Safety Health Administration) Rules and Documentations, 1978-1986.
Box 2 Folder 1
Carbogel Technology Administration/Procedures - Research Council Proceedings, 1985-1986/R&D Strategic Plans, 1984, 1984-1986.
Box 2 Folder 2
CWC Technical - Administration/Procedures, 1986.
Box 2 Folder 3
Carbogel, Inc. - Administration Projects-1986 - Reports on projects in Canada, Soviet Union, South Africa, and US, 1985-1986.
Box 2 Folder 4
Carbogel, Inc. Administration, Re: Projects-1985 - Black Mesa Coal Slurry, Etc., 1984-1985.
Box 2 Folder 5
Carbogel Group - Specific Projects Globally (Non-CWC) - Plants in Japan, Etc., 1984-1986.
Box 2 Folder 6
(Global) Carbogel Technology, Re: Dispersants - Reports, Data, Etc., 1984-1986.
Box 3 Folder 1
Carbogel Technology, Re: Flotation and Coal Preparation - Correspondence, Reports, and Data, 1984-1986.
Box 3 Folder 2
Carbogel Technology - Lab Practice, Batch Plant Operation, and Pump Loop Testing - Correspondence and Data, 1985.
Box 3 Folder 3
Carbogel Technology - Mixing, PSD, Process Development, Etc. - Correspondence, Reports, and Data, 1985-1986.
Box 3 Folder 4
Global Carbogel Technology (Stabilizers) - Reports and Data, 1985-1986.
Box 3 Folder 5
Stabilizer Research (Pre-1986) - Reports and Data, 1983-1985.
Box 3 Folder 6
Slurry Aids - Oxidation Co-Surfactants (Agenda II Work) - Correspondence and Data, 1984-1986.
Box 4 Folder 1
CONFIDENTIAL - Generic Information, Re: CWF Additives and Chemical Supplies (Non-Berol), 1984-1985.
Box 4 Folder 2
Coal Technology - Characterization, Preparation - Reprints, 1958-1986.
Box 4 Folder 3
General Information - Competitors - CWF (Coal-Water Mixture Fuels) - Newsletters, Reports, Reprints, Etc., 1982-1986.
Box 4 Folder 4
FWTI (JMZ) 1985 Elmwood Plant - Foster Wheeler JMZ Plant, Elmwood, Tennessee - Correspondence and Data, 1985.
Box 4 Folder 5
Support to FWFV, Re: Elmwood Plant (FWTI) 1984 - Feedstock Selection - Correspondence, Data, and "Recipes", 1984.
Box 4 Folder 6

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains research and development files generated by Carbogel, Incorporated during Richard M. Goodman's employment with the firm. These files primarily document Carbogel, Incorporated's research and development work on coal water slurry fuels and the technologies for manufacturing them. Several professional conferences regarding coal slurries, which were apparently attended by Richard M. Goodman and/or his Carbogel, Incorporated colleagues, are also documented here.

The contents of the R & D Files consist of a variety of materials. Reports, correspondence, research and development data, conference papers, and article reprints are the most common materials found in these files. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of government documents, trade ads, and conference proceedings are also preserved in this series. A variety of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, memoranda, article preprints, notes, and transparencies are present in this series as well.

Generic CFW Technology - 16 Preprints and Reprints (Folder 1 of 2), 1977-1990, undated.
Box 5 Folder 1
Generic CFW Technology - "Proceedings of the Ninth International Technical Conference on Slurry Transportation", Lake Tahoe, Nevada, March 21-22, 1984 and Industry Trade Ads (Folder 2 of 2), 1983-1984, undated.
Box 5 Folder 2
R.M.G. Meeting (Administrative Info) - December 1985, February 1986, May 1986, 1985-1986.
Box 5 Folder 3
Process Document - Carbogel Plant Design Conference (With various attendees/projects.), 1984-1986.
Box 5 Folder 4
PSD (Particle Size Distributions) - Memos and Data, 1986.
Box 5 Folder 5
Flotation and Generic Beneficiation - Reports and Data, 1986.
Box 5 Folder 6
Black Mesa - Carbogel Coal Water Fuel Report (to Southern California Edison Company) (Includes raw data.) (Folder 1 of 5), 1985.
Box 5 Folder 7
Black Mesa - Draft Report, Lab Work Reports, Raw Data (Folder 2 of 5), 1985.
Box 5 Folder 8
Black Mesa - Southern California Edison Report - Carbogel and Foster Wheeler Reports and Analyses (Includes data.) (Folder 3 of 5), 1985.
Box 5 Folder 9
Black Mesa - Project File (Data and Analyses) (Folder 4 of 5), 1985.
Box 5 Folder 10
Black Mesa - Transparencies for Southern California Edison Presentation (6-17-85) (Folder 5 of 5), 1985.
Box 5 Folder 11
Health and Safety - Includes "Plant Hazard Awareness Program", 1986, undated.
Box 5 Folder 12
Transport and Literature Review - Includes some miscellaneous research materials, 1977-1988.
Box 5 Folder 13
Exxon Pet Coke (Petroleum Coke Slurry Program - for Exxon) - Program File (Includes correspondence and data.), 1985.
Box 5 Folder 14
KCERL (Kentucky Energy Cabinet Laboratory) - Correspondence and Preprints, 1986-1987.
Box 5 Folder 15
Obed Mountain - Report regarding Fuel Preparation (for Obed Mining Company, Canada), Includes supporting documents and data, 1986.
Box 5 Folder 16
Sisson, Benjamin H. "Carbogel/Foster Wheeler Fuel Production Campaign for Florida Power & Light", 1984.
Box 5 Folder 17
Gillberg, Lars. "A Carbogel CWF Study of the Greenhills and Coal Creek Coals", 1985-1986.
Box 5 Folder 18
Aust(ralian) Brown Coal (CCV-CMPS)-G.B. White Industries (Clermont Coal)/CHAR & Western Australia - Correspondence, Reports, Data, 1986.
Box 5 Folder 19
Herbst, J.A. and K. Rajamani. "Report from the Conference Covering the Topic - Analysis at Comminution/Classification Systems, an Energy Perspective", 1986.
Box 6 Folder 1
Cooperative Program in Coal Research - 1986 Information Transfer Session, November 24-25, 1986, 1986.
Box 6 Folder 2
Equipment - Black Mesa Coal Slurry - "Recipe Book" (Folder 1 of 4), undated.
Box 6 Folder 3
Equipment - Trade ads for viscometers, nozzles, etc. (Folder 2 of 4), 1972-1985.
Box 6 Folder 4
Equipment - Thibodeau, F. - Final Lab Analysis Report, from June 83 to February 84 (Folder 3 of 4), 1983-1984.
Box 6 Folder 5
Equipment - Wilson-Smith, N. "The Economics of the Transportation, Delivery, and Combustion of a Coal/Water Fuel" (Folder 4 of 4), 1984.
Box 6 Folder 6
Engineering - Enterprise Cape Breton Project (Folder 1 of 6), 1988.
Box 6 Folder 7
Engineering - Penn State Project - Correspondence (Folder 2 of 6), 1985-1987.
Box 6 Folder 8
Engineering - Groel, J.W. "Relations Between Coal Characteristics and the Properties of Coal-Water Fuels", Talk presented at Cooperative Program in Coal Research - 1986 Fall Information Transfer Session, Penn State University, November 24-25, 1986 (Folder 3 of 6), 1986.
Box 6 Folder 9
Engineering - Pacific Gas & Electric/Carbogel Coal Water Fuel Program - Final Report (Folder 4 of 6), 1987.
Box 6 Folder 10
Engineering - Hammond, T.K. and M.M. Mathiesen. "The Role of Coal Water Fuel in the Control of Sulfur Oxide Emissions", The Coal Liquid Fuels Technology Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 15-18, 1985 (Folder 5 of 6), 1985.
Box 6 Folder 11
Engineering - Six Carbogel-produced technical papers and a memo on "Consolidation Strategies" (Folder 6 of 6), 1984-1985.
Box 6 Folder 12
Economics - Berol Economics - Business plan for Berol Chemicals, Incorporated (Reagents) to enter U.S. market with Carbogel (Folder 1 of 5), 1987.
Box 6 Folder 13
Economics - "Development Program CWF Process Plant of Foster Wheeler Tennessee, Incorporated - Final Report" - August 26, 1986 (Folder 2 of 5), 1986.
Box 6 Folder 14
Economics - Penn State Report (Re: Viability of Pennsylvania vs. Kentucky coals.) (Folder 3 of 5), undated.
Box 6 Folder 15
Economics - Black Mesa - Work done in the lab, May 8-May 30, 1985 (Folder 4 of 5), 1985.
Box 6 Folder 16
Economics - Ferrini, F., V. Battarra, E. Donati, and C. Piccinini. "Optimization of Particle Grading for High Concentration Coal Slurry", Talk presented at Hydrotransport 5, Rome, Italy, October 17-19, 1984 (Folder 5 of 5), 1984.
Box 6 Folder 17
Generic CWF Info and Coal Transport - Correspondence and Reprints (Folder 1 of 3), 1983-1986, undated.
Box 7 Folder 1
Generic CWF Info and Coal Transport - Technical Reports, Bulletins, Etc. (Folder 2 of 3), 1983-1985, undated.
Box 7 Folder 2
Generic CWF Info and Coal Transport - Trade Ads, Catalogs, Etc., 1981-1985, undated.
Box 7 Folder 3
Combustion Reports - Trade Ads for Industry Products (Stabilizing Additives, Surfactants, Defoamers, Etc.) (Folder 1 of 2), 1984-1986.
Box 7 Folder 4
Combustion Reports - Nine Papers and Reports, 1982-1984 (Folder 2 of 2), undated.
Box 7 Folder 5
Berol Project - Svensson, B. "Investigation of the Influence of the Mixing Time on the Properties of a C13 Stabilized Slurry" (Folder 1 of 4), 1985.
Box 7 Folder 6
Berol Project - Collector Study-Berol Kemi (Coal Floatation) (Folder 2 of 4), 1986.
Box 7 Folder 7
Berol Project - FWTI-Elmwood, (Kentucky) - Tests, Data, Etc. (Folder 3 of 4), 1986.
Box 7 Folder 8
Berol Project - Carbogel Research Council, Livingston, (Kentucky), November 1-2, 1984 - Includes laboratory reports (Folder 4 of 4), 1984.
Box 7 Folder 9
Open Literature on Coal Characterization - Eight Papers and Reports (Folder 1 of 4), 1982-1986, undated.
Box 7 Folder 10
Open Literature on Coal Characterization - 8th International Symposium on Coal Slurry Fuels Preparation and Utilization - Conference Materials (Folder 2 of 4), 1986.
Box 7 Folder 11
Open Literature on Coal Characterization - "Coal and Coal Products: Analytical Characterization Techniques", ACS Symposium Series 205 (Folder 3 of 4), 1982.
Box 7 Folder 12
Open Literature on Coal Characterization - Davy McKee Company, "Comparison of Technologies for Brown Coal Drying" (Folder 4 of 4), 1984.
Box 7 Folder 13
Lignite Coals - Energy Research Center, University of North Dakota - Six Papers and Reports (Folder 1 of 3), 1981-1986, undated.
Box 7 Folder 14
Lignite Coals - U.S. Department of Energy - "Low-Rank Coal Research", August 1984 (Folder 2 of 3), 1984.
Box 7 Folder 15
Lignite Coals - U.S. Department of Energy - "Low-Rank Coal Research", May 1984 (Folder 3 of 3), 1984.
Box 7 Folder 16
AFR (Advanced Fuel Research) - Correspondence and Research/Testing Agreement (Folder 1 of 5), 1986-1987.
Box 8 Folder 1
General Note

See also Box 10 Folder 8.

AFR - Phase II Proposal (Test Fuels for Combustion) (Folder 2 of 5), 1985.
Box 8 Folder 2
AFR - Hamblen, D.G., P.E. Best, and P.R. Solomon. "Description of a New Instrument for Analysis of Coal Mineral Composition and Washability" - Includes reprints of articles by Solomon, President of AFR (Folder 3 of 5), 1985.
Box 8 Folder 3
AFR - Solomon, P.R. and D.G. Hamblen. "Pyrolysis"- Typescript (Folder 4 of 5), undated.
Box 8 Folder 4
AFR - AFR Trip - Includes Testing Agreement (Folder 5 of 5), 1983-1985.
Box 8 Folder 5
AFR Addenda - OSHA Material Safety Data Sheet, "Requirements for Reporting Hazardous Materials" (Folder 1 of 7), 1977.
Box 8 Folder 6
AFR Addenda - Kentucky Center for Energy Research Laboratory. "Coal Geoscience" (Folder 2 of 7), 1985.
Box 8 Folder 7
AFR Addenda - Carbogel CWF Application at IOCC Labrador City (Cape Breton Development Corporation) (Folder 3 of 7), 1986.
Box 8 Folder 8
AFR Addenda - Cape Breton Development Corporation - CBDC's Advances in Carbogel Processing", Talk presented at Carbogel Design Conference, Sydney, Nova Scotia, September 25-26, 1986 (This apparently ended badly for Carbogel.) (Folder 4 of 7), 1986.
Box 8 Folder 9
AFR Addenda - Noboru Hashimoto, JGC Corporation. "JGC Pilot Plant Expansion and Performance" (Folder 5 of 7), 1986.
Box 8 Folder 10
AFR Addenda - "Long Term Storage Stability of Carbogel CWF" (Folder 6 of 7), 1986.
Box 8 Folder 11
AFR Addenda - American Institute of Chemical Engineers Paper (Goodman, R. "Coal Water Fuels: Production Process Modifications; Their Impact on Fuel Specifications") (Folder 7 of 7), 1986.
Box 8 Folder 12
Larson Project - FTIR Analysis of Blair Athol and Newlands Coals (Folder 1 of 4), 1986.
Box 8 Folder 13
Larson Projects - T.R. Larson (University of Minnesota) Progress Reports (Folder 2 of 4), 1984-1985.
Box 8 Folder 14
Larson Project - Iwasaki Trip (Isao Iwasaki, T.R. Larson's thesis Advisor.) - Discussion of Larson's Work (Folder 3 of 4), 1985-1987.
Box 8 Folder 15
Larson Project - Fundamental Coal Analysis Techniques (Used by T.R. Larson in his thesis work) - Includes Larson Data (Folder 4 of 4), 1986.
Box 8 Folder 16
Patents - Patent Applications (Folder 1 of 3), 1985-1987.
Box 8 Folder 17
Patents - Patent Applications (Folder 2 of 3), 1983-1986.
Box 8 Folder 18
Patents - Correspondence, Re: Patent Cases (Folder 3 of 3), 1984-1987.
Box 8 Folder 19
Japan Kokai - Requests for Japanese Patent Applications, 1986.
Box 8 Folder 20
JGC Reports, 1986.
Box 8 Folder 21
Westling, E. "Dispersion of Calcium Carbonite Minerals", Chalmers University of Technology, 1985.
Box 8 Folder 22
FWDC/CINC-DOE Proposal - Includes Department of Energy documents, notes, and data, 1987.
Box 9 Folder 1
Coal/Chemical Industry News - Includes an IBM research report on superconductivity, 1987.
Box 9 Folder 2
14th International Conference on Coal & Slurry Technology, Clearwater, Florida, April 24-27, 1989, 1989.
Box 9 Folder 3
5th Annual Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 12-16, 1988 - Conference Update, 1988.
Box 9 Folder 4
5th Annual Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 12-16, 1988, 1988.
Box 9 Folder 5
13th International Conference on Coal & Slurry, Vol. II - Proceedings, Denver, Colorado, April 12-15, 1988, 1988.
Box 9 Folder 6
4th Annual Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 28-October 2, 1987, 1987.
Box 9 Folder 7
Twelfth International Conference on Slurry Technology, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 31-April 3, 1987, 1987.
Box 9 Folder 8
General Note

See also Box 10 Folder 6.

Eleventh International Conference on Slurry Technology, 1986 Program and Exhibit Directory, Hilton Head, South Carolina, March 16-18, 1986, 1986.
Box 9 Folder 9
Sixth International Workshop on Coal-Liquid and Alternate Fuels Technology (CLAFT), Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 29-October 3, 1986, 1986.
Box 9 Folder 10
Engineering Foundation Conferences: Fine Coal Processing, Henniker, New Hampshire, August 11-16, 1985 - Attendee List and R. Goodman Report, 1985.
Box 9 Folder 11
Seventh International Symposium on Slurry Fuels Preparation and Utilization, Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21-24, 1985, 1985.
Box 9 Folder 12
Sixth International Symposium on Coal Slurry Combustion and Technology, Program, Orlando, Florida, June 25-27, 1984, 1984.
Box 9 Folder 13
Fourth Annual Coal-Liquid Mixtures Workshop, Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 9-11, 1984 - Includes program and workshop notes, 1984.
Box 9 Folder 14
General Note

See also Box 10 Folder 2.

Fifth International Symposium on Coal Slurry Combustion and Technology, Tampa, Florida, April 25-27, 1983 - Includes Notes, 1983.
Box 9 Folder 15
Berol, JGC, and Other Carbogel Partners - Corporate info brochures from AMVEST, Berol, JGC Corporation, Kelco, and Seitetsu Kagaku Company, Limited, 1981-1984, undated.
Box 9 Folder 16
Coal Prep Unit Processes - Coal Grinding, 1979-1983.
Box 9 Folder 17
Coal Prep Unit Processes - Floatation Practice - Chemicals, 1978-1985.
Box 9 Folder 18
Coal Prep Unit Practices - Floatation - Float Cells, 1971-1986.
Box 9 Folder 19
Coal Prep Unit Practices - Floatation - Floating Theory, 1982-1983.
Box 9 Folder 20
CWF Combustion, Etc. - Reprints, 1979-1986, undated.
Box 9 Folder 21
Coal Transport - Reprints, 1980-1984, undated.
Box 9 Folder 22
Coal Preparation - Reprints, 1982-1985, undated.
Box 9 Folder 23
Coal Characterization-1 - Oxidation/Oxygen Content - Reprints, 1980-1984, undated.
Box 9 Folder 24
Coal Characterization - General - Reprints (Folder 1 of 2), 1964-1986.
Box 9 Folder 25
Coal Characterization-2 - General - Reprints (Includes "The Penn State Coal Data Base") (Folder 2 of 2), undated.
Box 9 Folder 26
Generic CWF Technology - Reprints (Includes a Department of Energy Environmental Protection Agency Report), 1979-1986, undated.
Box 9 Folder 27
ACCO Project - American Cyanamid Memos and Supporting Documents (Includes "Technical Assessment of Carbogel Technology"), 1981-1984, undated.
Box 9 Folder 28
Carbogel - History/Highlights File, 1986-1987.
Box 10 Folder 1
Goodman, R.M. "Coal Water Fuels in the Distribution Network", CUM Workshop Paper (Outline Only), October 9, 1984, 1984.
Box 10 Folder 2
General Note

See also Box 9 Folder 15.

Computer Program - Rheology, 1986.
Box 10 Folder 3
Goodman, R.M. "New Technologies for the Beneficiation of Coal Slurry Fuels", American Mining Congress Paper, May 13, 1985, 1985.
Box 10 Folder 4
Goodman, R.M. "Coal Water Fuels: Production Process Modifications; Their Impact on Fuel Specifications", American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1986, 1986.
Box 10 Folder 5
Goodman, R.M. and Lofquist, A. "Development of High Energy Density Coal Water Fuels from Low Rank Coals", 12th International Conference on Slurry Technology, March 31-April 3, 1987, 1987.
Box 10 Folder 6
General Note

See also Box 9 Folder 8.

Datta, R. - Correspondence, Re: Carbogel use of his BDRI process for coal cleaning, 1984, 1987.
Box 10 Folder 7
Carbogel Training Program - Correspondence, Training Documents, Data Sheets, 1984-1988.
Box 10 Folder 8
PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric) - Test Program, Coal Formulation Report, and Related Documents, 1986.
Box 10 Folder 9
Derrick (High Speed Screening Machines) - Product Line Catalog, 1985.
Box 10 Folder 10
Larson, T.L. "The Role of Oxidation on Selected Surface Properties of Coal" - Thesis, University of Minnesota, April 1987, 1987.
Box 10 Folder 11
General Note

See also Box 8 Folder 13-16.

DOE (Department of Energy) - Final Report for Measurement and Optimization of Combustion Performances of Coal Water Fuels - Report by P.R. Solomon, Chien, P.E., Best of Advanced Fuel Research & R.M/Goodman of Carbogel, April 1986, 1986.
Box 10 Folder 12
General Note

See also Box 8 Folder 1-12.

1985 Carbogel Strategic Plan, 1985.
Box 10 Folder 13
Technical Presentations, 1986-1987.
Box 10 Folder 14
Carbon Black/Diesel Fuels/Water Fuels - Test Results on Water Slurries - Carbon Black Project, 1987.
Box 10 Folder 15
Carbon Black Info, 1985-1987.
Box 10 Folder 16
Argonne (National Laboratory) Proposal - Correspondence, Re: Procurement of ash-free slurry fuel, 1977, 1986-1987.
Box 10 Folder 17
EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) – "Final Report: Impact of Coal Cleaning on the Cost of New Coal-Fired Power Generation", 1981.
Box 10 Folder 18
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Coal-Liquid Mixture Workshop, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 9-11, 1984, 1984.
Box 10 Folder 19
Proceedings of the Second Annual Coal-Liquid Mixture Workshop, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, November 1982, 1982.
Box 10 Folder 20
EPRI - Technical Proposal for a Study of the Fundamental Physio-Chemical Properties of Coal Water Slurry Gasifier Feedstock, 1985 May.
Box 10 Folder 21
EPRI - Final Report: Pelletization of Fine Coals, 1982 January.
Box 10 Folder 22
Goodman, R.M. - Employment Agreement with Carbogel, 1984.
Box 10 Folder 23
Goodman, R.M. - Employments with Boliden, Incorporated, 1987.
Box 10 Folder 24

Series Description

Formed in 1985 by a group of ex-Gulf Oil Corporation employees, Energy International, Incorporated was a firm concerned with the commercialization of non-petroleum-based energy technologies. Energy International contracted with Chevron Corporation, who was then in the process of assimilating Gulf Oil, to purchase the rights to the coal-based technologies Gulf Oil had been developing. Richard M. Goodman served as a consultant to this firm after his departure from Carbogel, Incorporated.

This series contains files pertaining to Richard M. Goodman's consultant work for Energy International, Incorporated. The contents of the E.I. (Energy International) Files are arranged into the following two sub-series:

  1. E.I. Files
  2. INNOVATECH Files
Sub-series Description

Arranged in its original order, this sub-series contains Richard M. Goodman's files pertaining to his consultant work for Energy International, Incorporated. These files provide a limited amount of documentation of Energy International's business activities, which include its work on coal water slurry fuels. The contents of these files consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, reports, proposals, and reprints.

Energy International, Incorporated (E.I.) - Corporate Description, 1986.
Box 11 Folder 1
E.I. - Meyer Steinberg/Carboline - Correspondence, Re: A proposed carbon-black slurry fuel for use in heat engines, 1986-1988.
Box 11 Folder 2
E.I. - Coal Preparation Additives - Proposal, Notes, Reprints, and Data, 1987.
Box 11 Folder 3
E.I. - Department of Energy (DOE) Report - "Characterization & Supply of Coal Based Fuels" and Supporting Documents, 1987.
Box 11 Folder 4
E.I. - DOE RFP - References - Reprints and Data, 1982-1986, undated.
Box 11 Folder 5
E.I. - Strategic Plan - Includes recommendation by RMG that E.I. consider purchase of AB Carbogel, 1987-1988.
Box 11 Folder 6
E.I. - Penn State Coal Supply - Includes Notes and Plant Schematics, 1987-1988.
Box 11 Folder 7
E.I. - Ben Franklin Partnership Program - Proposal by Avery Coal Company to use its coal for a CWF slurry project, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 8
E.I. - Yucel, O. - Correspondence, Re: Contract for Services, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 9
E.I. - Goodman, Richard M. - Correspondence, Re: Termination of Services (RMC subsequently employed as consultants.), 1988.
Box 11 Folder 10
E.I. - "Proposal for the Development of "Mulled Coal" - A New Intermediate Coal Form to Improve the Utilization of Beneficiated Coal-Water Fuels" - Volume I - Technical Proposal, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 11
E.I. - "Proposal for the Development of "Mulled Coal" - A New Intermediate Coal Form to Improve the Utilization of Beneficiated Coal-Water Fuels" - Volume II - Cost Proposal, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 12
E.I. - "Proposal for the Development of "Mulled Coal" - A New Intermediate Coal Form to Improve the Utilization of Beneficiated Coal-Water Fuels" - Volume II - Business and Management Proposal, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 13
E.I. - Correspondence, Re: Agreement with Richard M. Goodman Consultants (Dobbs Ferry, New York) for work on E.I.'s Mulled Coal Project, 1989-1990.
Box 11 Folder 14
Richard M. Goodman Consultants - Correspondence and Reprints, 1988-1989.
Box 11 Folder 15
Sub-series Description

INNOVATECH Energy Systems, Incorporated was a Canadian energy company. It was formed to develop Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustion (AFBC) and Coal Water Slurry (CWS) technology developed by the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) and Cape Breton Development Corporation (CBDC). INNOVATECH appears to have worked with Energy International, Incorporated. The contents of these files consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, a business plan, an agreement, and a proposal.

INNOVATECH - Gordon Trivett - Residential Fluid Beds - Agreement, Drafts and Correspondence Re: Agreement between E.I. and Technical University of Nova Scotia, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 16
INNOVATECH - AFBC (Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustion)/CWS-Applications (Patents) - Correspondence, Re: Legal Strategizing, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 17
INNOVATECH - Equity Inquiries, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 18
INNOVATECH - Trivett, G.S. "A Proposal to Demonstrate Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustion Fueled with Coal Water Slurry in Selected Industrial, Commercial, and Residential Applications", 1988.
Box 11 Folder 19
INNOVATECH - Trivett Business Plan, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 20
INNOVATECH - Coal Opportunity Workshop Paper - Goodman, R.M., B.E. Davis, and G.S. Trivett. "The INNOVATECH System to Replace Distillate in Small Industrial, Commercial, and Residential Applications", Papers presented at "Coal - Targets of Opportunity Workshop", Washington, DC, July 12-13, 1988, 1988.
Box 11 Folder 21
INNOVATECH - Boiler Study - Consulting Services for Carbocol, Re: Acquisition of CWF technology, 1990.
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