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198 - SYNTHETIC OILP O l i t z

Hydrogenation PlantHYDRIERWERKE POLITZ'A.G.

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SYNTHETIC OIL 199Po l i t z

AERIAL PHOTOOF POLITZ PLANTAPRIL 22,1943

HYDRIERWERKE POLITZ A.G.LEGEND

1 . MAIN POWER STATION. 24 . ISO OCTANE TANKS. 52 WORKSHOP.2 . WATERGAS PLANT. 25 . 100-OCTANE STORAGE TANKS' 53 54 . NOT IDENTIFIED.(MODIFIED TYPE) 26 . OFFICES, E T C 55 SITE FOR GASHOLDER.3. WATERGAS PLANT. 27 . AS H DISPOS AL PIPE- 56 WET GASHOLDER.4 . METHANE STEAM PLANT AND 28 . N OT IDENTIFIED. 57 ENGINEERING SHOP.GAS PURIFICATION. 29 . MOUN DED T ANKS. 58. NOT IDENTIFIED.'5 . COMPRESSOR HOUSE. 30 . MOU NDED TAJIKS. 59. H.p. REACTION VESSEL STAND.6.. GAS WASHING AND PURIFICATION.(C 0 2 AND CO REMOVAL) 31 . TRANSF ORMER STATION. 60. HYDROGEN GASHOLDER.7. STALLS. 32 . TOPPING UNIT? U/ C 61. OXYGEN GASHOLDER'8. SERVICING BUILDING. 33 ,34. TOPPING, UNITS? 62, RESIDUAL GASHOLDER.9. COAL PASTING,INJECTION,ETC. 35. TRANSFORMER STATION. 63. OXYGEN PLANT?

10. INJECTOR/CIRCULATOR HOUS E. 36. CYLINDER STORAGE. 64 . NEW GASHOLDER11. CIRCULATOR HOUSE. 37 . PUMP HOUSE' 65. GASHOLDER U/ C12. LETDOWN UNITS. 38 , 39 . BUILDINGS U/C. 66. GAS PURIFICATION?13. PRIMARY PRODUCTS AND RUNDOWN, 40 . ISO OCTANE PLANT. 67 . BLOWER HOUSES, ETC.. TANKS. 41 . GASHOLDER S (FOR HYDRO - 68 . BLOWER HOUSE.14 . CENTRIFUGE HOUSE. CARBON GASES') 69 . RAW GASHOLDER.4 2. COMPRESSOR HO USE.15 . CARBONISING OVENS. 70 . WASTE HEAT BOILERS,DUSTGAS SEPARATION PLANT. EXTRACTION PLAN T,ETC16 . COAL PREPARATION. 43.

ISO OCTANE TANKS? 71 . BLOWER HOUSE.7 . OIL REFINERY. 44.18 . FINAL PRODUCTS TANKS. 45 ,46 . NOT IDENTIFIED. 72 . PUMP HOUSE.

47 . NOT IDENTIFIED - POSSIBLE 73. COOLING TOWER.EACH 11,905 M3, 75,000 BBLS. STYRENE PLANT.19 . FEEDSTOCK TANKS APPROX-CAP. 74 . NEW POWER STATION.

20. WORKSHOPS ETC. 48 . ) 75. PIPELINE TO JETTY.49. ) NOT IDENTIFIED.21 . MAIN TRANSFORMED STATION. NEW CIRCULATOR HOUSE.6.50. DISTILLATION PLANT.22 . GASHOLDER. PRIMARY PRODUCTS TANKS.7. 51. GASHOLDER.23. COAL BUNKER.


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200 - SYNTHETIC OILPBlitz4.6.16 PSlitz

Company; Hydrierwerke P5litz A.G.Location; Plant situated WNW of Politz, latitude 53 33' N., longitude 14 33 E.,west of the mouth of the River Oder, 10 miles north of Stettin.References: Layout plan, page 198. Location map, page 199. Photograph, page 199.Plant Area; 5,500 feet x 3,600 feet, or approximately 450 acres.Description; (a) Process; Bergius process hydrogenation plant of great flexibility,capable of treating practically any type of raw material. Probably now operates primarily on bituminous coal and tars. Early in the war the feed stocksmay have included Estonian shale oil and Rumanian crude oil.

(b) Power Plant; Buildings 550 x 380 feet. A power station, somewhat newsmaller in size,was added in 1943, probably making the plant independent ofoutside sources.(c) Gas Manufacture; There are two watergas plants and a methane steam plant.The southern plant, No. 3 on the layout plan, has at least eight large generators. The northern watergas plant, No. 2 on the layout plan, contains 21 generators. What process this latter plant uses is not clear. It is evidentlya system of oomplete gasification, possibly with ooke as a raw material, butit appears not to be a normal watergas process. There are three gasholders.(d) H.ydroftenation; There seem to be at least 29 stalls, viz., 10 setsofdouble stalls measuring 97 x 25 feet and three or more sets of triple stallsmeasuring 126 x 29 feet.(e) Refinery; Refinery contains eight refining units and appears to includean iso-octane plant. The plant is believed to be run to produce the maximumproportion of aviation gasoline.(f) Tankage; Details of Tankage - Approximate

T o t a lNo. on No. of Diameter Capao i ty C a p a c i t yPlan Tan ks F e e t Tons Metric TbnsFeed stock tanks 19 8 11 5 10,000 80 ,00040 1,000 1,000

2 80 4,000 8,000Primary products 13, 77 8 50 2,000 16,000tanks 14 40 1,000 14,00024 25 400 9,600Final products tanks 18 12. 80 4,000 48,0006 50 2,000 12,0002 80 4,000 8,000Mounded tanks 3 0 4 50 2,000 8,0002 35 800 1,600Iso-octane tanks plant 4 4 5 35 800 4,000rundown tanks ? 2 30 500 1,0002 90 6,000 12,000Iso-octane tanks 24 , 25 2 50 2,000 4,00015 40 1,000 15,0003 30 500 1,500

TOTAL 261,100Estimated Capaoity; 600,000 metric tons per year estimated normal production capacity.


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SYNTHETIC OIL - 201Ruhland - Schwarzhei de

4.6.17 Ruhland - SchwarzheideCompany; Braunkohle-Benzin A.G. (Brabag)Location: 1-1/4 miles N. of Ruhland, latitude pl 29' N., longitude 13 53 E.,approximately 30 miles north of Dresden, west of railway from Dresden toCottbus. New autobahn runs along northwest side of plant; has branch canal

to Schwarze Elster Canal.References: Layout plan, page 203. Location map, page 202.Plant Area: 5,100 x 3,000 feet or approximately 350 acres.Description: (a) Process: Two complete Fischer-Tropsch synthesis units, oil refinery and catalyst plant. The largest known synthesis (Fischer-Tropsch)plant. Operates on brown coal (lignite) briquettes from neighboring briquetting plants at mines Lauchhammer, Zschornegorda Sued and Victoria III.

(b) Power Plant: Boilerhouse, 245 x 80 feet, with a new extension 108 x 111feet"! Generator hall 115 x 115 feet.(c) Gas Manufacture: (1) Old Plant: One Wintershall Schmalfeldt generator forproduction gas directly from brown coal (probably no longer in use because ofunsatisfactory performance). A gas plant of unidentified type of 350 x 50 ft.with two gasholders, 110 feet in diameter (probably not in use). Two Koppersgenerators using briquettes with two gasholders, 110 feet in diameter. H2Sremoval, 8 towers, 38 feet in diameter. Organic sulphur remaval, 12 towers,15 feet in diameter.

(2) New Plant: Five or six Koppers generators. Four gasholders1 of 7 0 ft.diameter, 1 of 123 ft. diameter, and 2 of 75 ft. diameter. H2S removal, 8towers, 38 feet in diameter. Organic sulphur removal, 14 towers, 15 feet indiameter.(d) Synthesis Proper: (1) Old Plant: Atmospheric pressure type. Contact ovenhouse, 700 x 115 feet. Residual gasholder, 50 feet in diameter.(2) New Plant: Medium pressure type. Contact oven house 930 x 90 feetwith onTy"~central part roofed, ovens standing in open. 480 ovens, diameter6 feet, arranged in groups of six, 40 groups on each side. Ovens are of unknown type, residual gasholders 65 feet in diameter.(e) Refinery: Five units of usual type with tube heater houses, pumphousesand fractionating columns.(f) Tankage:

Metric Tons(Approximately)Primary produots 14,00 0Fin ishe d products 30,000

Total 44,000Estimated Capacity: 180,000metric tons per year estimated normal production capacity.


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SYNTHETIC OIL 203Ruhland-Sohwarzheide

'* V1. Gasholder2-6. Catalyst plant7. Bunded enclosure 47 .48 .49 . Low pressure contact oven houseWorkshopCrane8. Cooling tower9. Water tower 50 .51 Organic sulphur removal towersHydrogen sulphide removal towers10 . Storage cylinders 52 . Blower house11 . Office block 53 . Gas washing for sulphur removal12 . Autobahn 54 . Warehouses13 . Sports Ground 55 . Stores dump14 . Tank surrounded by bank 56 . Conveyor15 . Storage tanks (camouflaged) 57 . Winters hall-Schmalfeld generator16 . Refinery plant 58 . Blower house17.18. Gasholders 59 ,60 . Gasholders19 . Refinery plant 61 . Gas plant (type not known)20 . Pump house 62 . Convertors21 Workshops 63 . Portal crane2 4 2 5 f D i s t i l l a t i o n Plant

26 . Primary products storage27 . Gasholder28 . Open contact oven house29 . Workshop area

64 .65 ,66 .6 7 , 6 8 .69 .70 .71 .

RegeneratorsKoppers generatorsGasholdersCooling pondCooling towersOffices ?

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30 . Loading point31 . Workshops32 . Not identified33 . Oxide dump34 . Crane 35 . Organic sulphur removal towers36 . Hydrogen sulphide removal towers37 . Blower house38 . Gas washing plant forsulphur removal39 ,40 . Gas washing for contact ovens41 Workshop42 . Cooling tower43 . Railway repair shop44 . Gasholder45 . Active carbon plant46 . Condensation columns

72 .73 .74 .75 .76 .77 ,78 .79 - 82 .83 .84,85.86 .87 .88 .89 .90 .91 .92 .

Briquette unloading pointCooling ponds and pump houseCooling towersPower stationCooling pondsGasholdersKoppers generatorsKoppers generator u.c.GasholdersConvenorCooling pondsBriquette unloading point.Cooling towers for gas plantConveyorCooling towers for gas plantCooling pond

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4 - SYNTHETIC OILScholven

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Hydrogenation PlantHYDRIERWERKE SCHOLVEN A.G.SCHOLVEN

LEGENDCOAL MINE, COKING PLANT AND POWER STATION 12. AMMONIA SYNTHESIS TOWERS13. PASTE PREPARATION AND INJECTION1. COAL MINE SCHOLVEN 1 AND II HOUSE1A . COAL SCREENING PLANT 14. HYDROGENATION STALLS2. COKE OVENS 15. CRANE3. BOILERHOUSE AND POWER STATION 16. MAINTENANCE BUILDING4. TILE WORKS 17. TUBE HEATER HOUSE4A . COAL BUNKER 18. DISTILLATION COLUMNS5. BY-PRODUC.J RECOVER PLANT FOR 19. LUBE OIL PLANTCOKE OVENS 20. LUBE OIL TANKSSYNTHETIC OIL PLANT 21. RAILWAY YARD22. FINISHED PRODUCTS TANKS6. WATER GAS PLANT 23. SETTLING TANKS OR FILTER BEDS6A . BLOWER HOUSE 24. UNIDENTIFIED7. WET GASHOLDER 25. CENTRIFUGAL HOUSE8. HzS REMOVAL PLANT 26. CARBONIZING OVENS9. CONTACT OVEN HOUSE 27. OFFICES10 . LIQUID AIR PLANT 28. PRIMARY PRODUCT TANKS11 . COMPRESSOR HOUSE 29. DISTILLATION PLANT

30. WET GASHOLDER31 . DRY GASHOLDER32. COOLING TOWERS33. COMPRESSOR HOUSE34. GAS WASHING COLUMNS35. WATER GAS PLANT35A. BLOWER HOUS E36. CONVERTERS37. PROBABLE ALKACID PLANT38. INJECTOR HOUSE38A. FOUNDATION FOR NEW INJECTORHOUSE39. NEW HYDROGENATION STALLS40. CRANE41 . WET GASHOLDERS42. COOLING TOWER43. UNIDENTIFIED44. CAMOUFLAGED TANKS45. HYDROGEN GASHOLDERS


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SYNTHETIC OIL - 205Scholven4.6*18 Soholven

Company: Hydrierwerke Scholven A.G.Lo catio n: South of vi l l a g e Niedersch olven ( la t i tu d e 51 36* N ., lon gitud e 7 02' EJIn the hi gh ly b u il t up se ct io n of the Ruhr, The plan t i s loc at ed on the roadfrom Buer to Dorsten, imm ediately e a st of Sch olven I and II co al m ines, cokin g

plant and power station and 3/4 mile west of mine Bergmannglueck.R efe ren ce s: Layout pla n, page 204 . Location map, page 163 .Pl an t Area: Two se ct io n s approximately 3,500 x 2,000 fe e t and 3,000 x 1,500 fe e t ,res pec t ive ly , or a to ta l o f about 260 acres .D es cr ip ti on : (a) Pro ce ss: Hydrogenation of bituminous coal and H.T.C. tar a t 300atmospheres by Bergius pr oc es s. O ri gi na lly b u il t as a sy nt h eti c ammoniap la n t. However, i t seems l i k e l y th at ammonia i s not now produced at Sch olv en ,and th at the sy nt h es is p lan t, inste ad of being used to e ff e c t the combinationof h ydrogen and n itr og en , i s bein g used for the production of methanol fromhydrogen and carbon monoxide. Both these gases are av a il a b le , and can besep ar ate d from the coke oven g a s. This source produces an ex ce ss of carbon

mon oxide. The hydrogen d ef ic ie n cy fo r methanol produc tion i s made up fromwa ter gas , which al so pro vides hydrogen for hyd rogen ation.(b) Power P la n t: Large power pla nt at mine p it h ead. Part of exh aust steamfrom turb ine s i s passed on at low pressure fo r use in syn th et ic plan t proc e s s e s ,(c) Coking Pl an t: Large ba tter y of coke ovens 1,560 fe e t in leng th near themine head su pp lie s gas to the syn th eti c p lan t, to the power st at io n a tBergmannglueck mine and to Ruhr gas gr id . Coke is al so su pp lie d from here tothe water gas gene rators in the Hibernia plan t, though th is rep res en ts only avery small part of the total coke produced.(d) Gas Man ufacture: From four wa tergas gen era tor s and ei gh t new gen era torssupplied with coke from coke ovens referred to above.(e) Hydro ve na tio n: (1) Old P la nt : F ir st opera ted in co njun ction with the ammo niapIant7~ sl^rcL with th at plan t the hydrogen sup ply, p u ri fi ca ti on and compres s ion i n s t a l la t i o n s . There are s ix s t a l l s , each measuring 37 x 27 f e e t ,an in je o to r hou se, measuring 420 fe et x 70 fe e t , where als o the co al i s madeup into a pa ste w ith heavy o i l preparatory to being pumped int o the re ac tio ncy li n d er s . There are als o a cen trifu ge house and carbon izing ovens for therecover y of o i l from the res idue l e f t a f t er hydrogenation.

(2) New P la n t: The new hydroge nation pla nt forms a compact and sep ara teu ni t to the south of the ammonia pla nt and old hydrogenation p la n t. I t isdependent on the Scholven power plant for power and steam, but has its ownindependent hydrogen p la n t. There are eig ht st a l l s measuring, l ik e the oldon es, 37 x 27 f e e t .(f) Refine ry: Considerable ad di t io na l re f in in g equipment was in st al le d in 1942,but d e t a il s are unrep orted. Thought to include a lube o i l pla nt.(g) Su nd ries: The sy nt he tic plant is connected by pipe l i n es to the Hiils syn th e ti c rubber plan t and the Gelsenberg Benzin A.G. syn th et ic plant at Gelse nk ir ch en . By t h is means raw or pure gas can be tra ns m itt ed from any one pla ntto another and t a i l gases sen t to Huls from the syn th eti c pl an ts . There arealso pipe connections with the coke oven plants at Zineckel and from Scholvento the Bergmannglueck power st a ti o n . This la tt e r be lieve d to convey t a i l gasesfrom the synthetic plant to the power station.


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206 - SYNTHETIC OILWanne EickelSoholven (Continued)

(h) Tankage: Approximate tankage capacity as follows:Details of Tankage

TotalN o. on N o . of Diameter Capacity CapacityPlan Tanks Feet Tons Metric TonsPrimary products 2 8 28 6040 3,0001,000 6,0008,000Lub. o i l s (?) 20 5 3 0 5 0 0 2,500S t o r a g e 22 151

8060504,5003,0002,000

4,50015,0002,000Storage 4 4 24 6030 3,000500 6,0002,000

TOTAL 46,000Estimated Capacity; 400,000 metric tons per year estimated normal production capaC'ity.

4.6.19 Wanne EiokelCompany: Krupp Triebstoffwerke G.m.b.H.Location: At Wanne Eickel, latitude 51 31* N., longitude 7 II1 E., approximatelyfour miles NNW of center of Bochum in the Ruhr.References: Layout plan, page 207. Location map, page 163.Plant Area: 2,500 x 1,000 to 1,500 feet, or approximately 75 acres.Description: (a) Process: Fischer-Tropsch synthesis at medium pressure. Operateson coke supplied by nearby coke oven plants and gas from the Ruhr gas grid.

(b) Power Plant: Boilerhouse supplying process steam and also one small genera tTng~"plant Power largely supplied from outside the plant.(c) Gas Manufacture: Gas is generated on the works by a watergas plant--primarily to provide hydrogen for admixture with coke oven gas from the Ruhr gasgrid. The water gas plant, measuring 300 x 87 feet (No. 23 on the layout plan),has eight generators with high bunkers along the western side, and has ablower house at the southern end. Coke is supplied from a crushing plant (No.22) which has a gantry over the sidings, direct to the bunkers.

The gas is passed through three washing columns (No. 18) and then to thepurification plant which is situated NNW of the watergas generators. Hydrogensulphide is removed in four stout purification towers (No. 4), each 50 feet indiameter, served by a portal crane. From this plant the gas is passed to thesix organic sulphur removal columns (No. 6 ) . These measure 16 feet in diameter and protrude through the roof of a small building.


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SYNTHETIC OIL - 207Wanne Eickel

Fischer - Tropsch PlantKRUPP TREIBSTOFFWERKE G.m.b.H.WANNE - EICKEL

1. Workshop2. Old Colliery with Malakoff tower at S. end3 . O ffic es4 . H 2S removal5 . Crane6 . Or gan ic S. removal7 . W o rk sh op s1 Tank 3570 M3. 22,5 00 BBLS. 3 Tanks 1190 M3, 7,500 BBLS. 9. Ponds10 . Cracking Plant

11 . Stabil isation Plant12 . Polymerisation Unit

LEGEND13 . Storage cylinders14. Distillation comp lex15 . Main Contact oven house16 . Condenser c olumns17 . Conversion18 . Gas washing columns19 . Compressor2 0 . 2 1 . Wet gasholder22 . Coke crushing plant2 3 . Water gas generators and blower house24 . Boiler house2 5 . Workshop26 ,2 7. Wet gasholders

2 8 . Cooling tower29 . Pump house3 0 . 3 1 . Cooling towers3 2. Weigh house3 3 . Finished Products2 Tanks 357 0 M3, 22,5 00 BBLS.5 Tanks 595 M3, 3,75 0 BBLS.34 . Oil loading sidings3 5 . Second Contact oven house3 6 . Compressor House3 7 . Cooling Tower3 8 . Gas stripping plant for 35 R32

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20a - SYNTHETIC OILWanne Eickel"Wanne Elokel (Continued)

Further south is a group of three columns (No. 17) alongside a small compressor house (No. 19), which are probably convertor columns for increasingthe hydrogen percentage of the synthesis gas. From this point the gas is ledto the two contaot oven houses (Nos. 15 and 35).(d) Synthesis: The main contact oven house (No. 15) is a building 270 x 90 ft.with ten compartments along each side of the house. It appears from variousfeatures that the medium pressure process is used, hence there is room forfour ovens in each compartment or a total of 80 ovens. At the end of the maincontaot oven house is a pair of columns (No. 16) in which are carried outstripping of the gases between first and second stage processing, and whichprobably contain heat exchangers in which the incoming gases cool the outgoing ;volatile products,

A pipe connection leads from the main site to a second contact oven house(No. 35) with associated compressor house (No. 36) and oooling tower (No. 37).This house has double rows of ovens along each side, only the central controlsection being covered. A portal crane spans the whole building for servicingthe ovens, A stripping plant (No. 38) is situated nearby at the southern side.The second contact oven house contains four rows each of 8 medium pressureovens--a total of 32 ovens. The two contact oven houses, together, thus contain 112 ovens,(e) Refinery: The products from both contact oven houses are led to the refinery section in the northeastern seotion of the works. The main fractionationof the products is probably carried out in the two columns (No. 14) on the eastern side of the contact oven house. From these the products are passed to theunits Nos. 10, 11 and 12 for further treatment. The first unit (No. 10) is acraoking oomplex, and is reported to be a carburol plant with a daily capacitypossibly of 1,500 barrels (say 200 tons). The other units (Nos. 11 and 12) are,reported to be for stabilization and polymerization, respectively. Easily liquefiable hydrocarbons are stored in the cylinders (No. 13), and residual gasis stored in the holders (Nos. 26 and/or 27).(f) Storage: Primary and intermediate products are stored in the tanks (8)near the refinery, and the finished stocks accommodated in the tanks (No. 33)near the loading sidings (No. 34), Tank capacities are approximately asfollows:

No. ofTanks Metric Tons

Primary and intermediate productsFinished products 47 6,0008,50014,500

Estimated Capacity: 60,000 metric tons per year estimated normal production capacity.


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SYNTHETIC OIL - 209Wesseling

4.6.20 WesselinfiCompany: Union Rh ein isoh e Braunkohlen K ra ft st of f A.G.

a b O Q t XZl/z m i l e s E S E o f? M ' railway station of Wesseling,l o n 6 i t u d eKflln ?Colo^et 7 00* .. approximately eight miles south ofReferences: Layout plan, page 21 1. Location map, page 210. Photograph, page 210.Plant Area: 4,590 x 1,800 feet O T approximately 190 acres.Description: (a) Process: Direct hydrogenation of brown coal (lignite) and H.T.C.tar by Bergius process.

(b) Power Plant: Building 350 x 350 feet. Plant also has transformer stationconnected with grid power lines. The plant was very severely damaged by aerialbombing in 1944 and believed became inaotive if not actually dismantled.(c) Gas Manufacture: There is a watergas plant connected with a battery ofcoke ovens and a row of ten gas generators. There are six purifying columnsand 3 gasholders with diameters of 130 feet, 118 feet and 87 feet, respectively; a compressor house, a recycle house, sulphur removal house with 14 columns14 feet in diameter, and converter house with 8 columns.(d) Hydrogenation: There is a coal grinding ash paste preparation plant. Thereare eight stalls arranged in 4 pairs* of the following dimensions:

1 pa ir , 90 x 35 f ee t ,1 pair, obscured by crane,2 pairs 70 x 35 f e e t ,one other pair is believed to have been added.(e) Refin ery: Contains three se ts of re f in in g columns. Appears adequate forthe es t imated ca pa city . May contain an iso-oc tan e pla nt .(f) Tankage: Details of Tankage - Approximate

No. on No. of Diameter Capacity Total CapacityPlan Tanks Feet Tons Metric TonsPrimary products 21 8 45 1,500 12,000Intermediate products 20 7 45 1,500 10,5009 33 700 6,300Finished products 3 6 60 3,000 18,00045 1,500 3,0002

6 2 50 2,000 4,0003 1,500 4,5005T o t a l 58,300

Additional tankage totaling something l ike 30,000 metric tons is understood tohave been bu il t some 800 yards south of the p la n t.Estimated gapacitv: 200,000metric tons per year est imated normal production capacity.


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210 - SYNTHETIC OILW e s s e l i n g


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SYNTHETIC OIL - 211Wesseling


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212 - SYNTHETIC OILzeitz - Trb'glitz4.6.21 Zeltz - TrSglitz

Company: Braunkohle-Benzin A.G. (Brabag)Location: Plant is located on the southeast side of the road from Zeitz to Groitzschat village of Troglitz, about three miles northeast of Zeitz. Latitude 5104 1 N., longitude 12 12' E . In central Germany. Five L.T.C. tar plants are

located within a radius of nine miles, at Deuben, Luckenau, Profen, Rositzand Techwitz, and from which this plant draws its raw materials.References: Layout plan, page 213, Location map, page 162.Plant Area: 4,500 x 4,500 feet or 460 acres.Description: (a) Process: Hydrogenation, Bergius process of L.T.C. tar from browncoal. Plant was still partly under construction late in 1943 and it wouldappear that increasing difficulties in obtaining high pressure equipment delayed or curtailed construction.

(b) Power Plant: Large power plant 450 x 325 feet, including a generator hall,215 x 100 feet.(c) Gas Manufacture: The gas generator plant covers an area 265 x 215 feet andis of a type probably similar to Winkler. There appears to be a good Lindeliquid air plant. The sulphur removal plant is similar to that at Magdeburg,containing at least 5 columns. There is a large plant in the gas generatorarea with a tall smoke stack and two gasholders, which is not definitelyidentifiable.(d) HydroRenation: Originally there were six stalls (3 pairs), 30 x 21 feet,and foundations for three more pairs. A new quadruple set, or 8 stalls wasbuilt in 1943.(e) Refinery: There is a large amount of refining equipment, including fiverows of treating plants and a group of stills with two furnaces. At the extreme south of the works is a large plant whose nature and purpose is notknown. It occupies an area of 530 x 425 feet, contains tall buildings and acooling tower 65 feet in diameter and may be a propane dewaxing plant fortreating primary tar. The plant may also contain an iso-octane unit.(f) Tankage: Details of Tankage - Approximate

No onPlans No .ofTanks DiameterFeet CapacityTons Total CapacityMetric TonsPrimary and intermediateproduots 45and47

1226534030

2,0001,00050024,0002,0003,000

Final products 6 53 2,000 12,000Feedstock tanks 50 446

8053354,0002,000800

16,0008,0004,800

Octane tanks 55 67 3525 800400 4,8002,800New tanks (northern group) 80 4 53 2,000 8,000New tanks (southern group) 63 6 53 2,000 12,000

T o t a 97,400Estimated Capacity: 350,000 metric tons per year estimated normal production capacity.


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SYNTHETIC OIL -213Zeitz-Troglitz

Hydrogenation PlantBRAUNKOHLE-BENZIN A.G. (Brabag)ZEITZ-TROGLITZ

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OfficeCooling TowersCooling TowerPump housePondWet gasholderPondGas Purif icat ion columnsGenerator HallBoiler HouseBoiler House ChimneysCooling TowersAsh settling pondTransformer Stat ionShelter trenchesStores YardWorkshops

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TankGas ventPortal Coal CraneGas treatment plantGas generators (Winkler)Hydrogen sulphide removalplant, with craneMineral dumpHydrogen conversion plantWet gasholdersLiquid air plantOxygen gasholdersStores dumpCompression and CO2 removalFinal compressionGas treatment plantWorkshop

LEGENO40.41 .42.43.44.45.46.47.48 ,49 .50.51 .52 - 54 .55.56.57.58.

Hydrogenation stallsStalls craneNew pair of stalls u.c.Foundation for stalls u.c.Injector housesPrimary and intermediateproducts tanksPump houseIntermediate products tanksOil refinery plantFeed stock tanksGas compressors and storageIso-octane plan t ?Iso-octane tanks ?Pump houseBuilding u cCatalyst plant ?

59.60.61 ,62 .63.64 ,65 ,66 .67.68.69.70.71 .72.73.74.75.76 ,77 ,78 .79.80.

Cooling towerSulphuric acid plantGasholder u.c.Tanks u.c.Distillation units u.c.Compressor or pump houseInjector circulator house u.c.Reaction vessel servicing point u.c.Quadruple set of stallsFoundation, not identifiedInjector circulator house u.c.New building, not identifiedCooling water pondCoal unloading plantNot identifiedTraverserTanks u.c.


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214 - SYNTHETIC OILLudwigshafen

1. I. G. FARBENINDUSTRIE A. G. INSTALLATION2. BULK PLANT, DEUTSCHE-AMERIKANISCHE PETROLEUM-GES.3. BULK PLANT, "OLEX" DEUTSCHE BENZIN UN D PETROLEUM G.m.b .H

LOCATION MAPCHEMICAL PLANT, SYNTHETIC OIL & RUBBEREXPERIMENTAL STATION OF

I. G. FARBENINDUSTRIE A. G.LUDWIGSHAFENLEGENDPLANT LIMIT AREA LIMIT

AREA A: TRANSFORMER STATIONB: COKE OVENS ETC.C: NITROGEN & METHANOL PLANTD: WATER WORKSE: LUBE OIL PLANTF: NEW PLANT (UNIDENTIFIED)G: OIL REFINERYH: WORKSHOPS & STORAGEI: CARBIDE PLANTJ NEW POWER PLANTK: BUNA PLANTL: PLASTICS PLANT

M: EXPERIMENTAL SYNTHETIC OIL PLANTN: HEAVY CHEMICALS0 INTERMEDIATES & DRYSTUFFSP: GAS WORKSQ: AREA BEING DEVELOPED

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L o o a t i o n

Altenessen (N of Essen)BochumBottrop

CastropDattelm (ENS of Reoklinghausen)Derne (NE of Dortmund)Dortmund

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Duisburg-MeiderichBrkensohwick (NB of Recklinghausen)Gelsenkirohen

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nGladbeckHallendorf (N of Salzgitter)Hamborn (N of Duisburg)

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Hamme (WNW of Boehum)Hattingen (S of Boohum)HombergHorst (S of Oladbeok)Hflls (NNVT of Recklinghausen)KamenLangendreer (B of Boohum)Lintfort (NW of MBrs )Neumflhl (NW of Oberhausen)Neunkirchen (NE of Saarbrllcken)OberhausenOsterfeld (NNE of Oberhausen)Eauxel (NW of Dortmund)Rheinhausen (SW of Duisburg)Saarbrfloken (7 mile s west)Unna-KOnigsbornWanne-Eiokel (NE of Gelsenkirohen). .

P l a n t N a m e

EmilRobert MuserJaoobiProsperErinEmscher LippeGneisenauHans aHOrdervereinKaiserstuhlMinster SteinPhoenix-WestendeEwald FortsetzungAlmo-PlutoConsolidation I/VIDahlbusohNordsternScholvenSalzgitterBruckhausenMeiderichSaohsenCarolinen-GlifckHeinriohshQtteHombergMathias Stinnes III/IVAuguste ViktoriaKamenBruohstrasseFriedrioh Heinrioh I/II

NeumGhlNeunkirohenConcordiaOsterfeldVictor III/IVFriedrioh AlfredVBlklingenKflnigsbornShamrock III/IV

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B E N Z O L P L A N T S

Normal YearlyOutput CapacityC o m p a n y N a m e lletrlo Tons

Hoesch A.G. 10,800Harpener Bergbau A.G. 14,400Gutehoffnungshutte A.G. 10,800Rheinische Stahlwerke A.G. 20,400Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks A.G. 10,800Gewerkschaft Emscher Lippe 10,800Hapener Bergwerks A.G. 12,000Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks A.G. 24,000Dortmund-HOrder Hflttenverein A.G. 7,200Hoesch A.G . 18,000Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks A.G. 12,000Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks A.G. 8,400Ewald-KOnig Ludwig Bergau A.G. 14,400Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks A.G. 12,000MannesmannrOhrenwerke A.G. 13,200Bergwerksgesellschaft Dahlbuso"h 9,600Gelsenkirohener Bergwerks A.G. 25,200Bergwerksgesellschaft Hi be mi a A.G. 16,800Reichswerke Herman Goering 24,000Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks A.G . 22,800Gelsenkirohener Bergwerks A.G. 20,400Mansfeld A.G. 6,600Gelsenkirohener Bergwerks A.G. 24,000Buhrstahl A.G. 6,600Gewerksohaft Rheinpreussen 8,400Stinnes'sohen Zechen 7,200Gewerkschaft Auguste Viktoria 10,800Essener Steinkohlenbergwerke A.G. 12,000Gelsenkirohener Bergwerks A.G. 6,600Steinkohlenbergwerks Friedrioh Heinrict 10,800A.G.

Gewerksohaft NeumflhlNeunkircher Eisenwerk A.G.Conoordia Bergbau A.G.Gutehoffnungshutte A.G.K18okner-Werke A.G.Friedrich Krupp A.G.ROohling* sohe Eisen- und StahlwerkeKlOokner-Werke A.G.Bergwerksgesellsohaft Hibernia A.G.

T O T A L

6,60013,2007,200

18,00015,6006,600

13*2006,6008,400

506,400


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