NOVELTY - The apparatus comprises a material input section (14) including an station (20) for removing ash from the hydrocarbon material to produce an ash free hydrocarbon material and a station (22) for crushing the ash free hydrocarbon material to produce a crushed hydrocarbon material, a pyrolysis section including a unit (26) for drying the crushed hydrocarbon material to produce a dry crushed hydrocarbon material, and a fractionating section comprising a closed fractioning tower and a hydrogen production system operably associated with the closed fractionating tower for producing hydrogen.    USE - The apparatus is useful for producing liquid hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon material such as coal.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus is capable of economically and efficiently producing liquid hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon material with high strength briquette and without any risk during operation, and increases the amount of feedstock that can be handled within the required resident time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The apparatus comprises a material input section (14) including an station (20) for removing ash from the hydrocarbon material to produce an ash free hydrocarbon material and a station (22) for crushing the ash free hydrocarbon material to produce a crushed hydrocarbon material, a pyrolysis section including a unit (26) for drying the crushed hydrocarbon material to produce a dry crushed hydrocarbon material, and a fractionating section comprising a closed fractioning tower and a hydrogen production system operably associated with the closed fractionating tower for producing hydrogen. The material input section further includes a storage unit (28) connected to the crushing station for storing the crushed hydrocarbon material. The pyrolysis section further includes inclined pyrolysis unit housings arranged in tandem for pyrolizing the dry crushed hydrocarbon material to produce a pyrolyzed product, a fuel cell system operably associated with the pyrolysis unit housings for producing electrical energy, a gas fired infra-red system operably associated with the pyrolysis unit housings for heating the pyrolysis unit housings, a filter type desulfurizing station connected to the inclined paralysis unit housings for removing sulfur from the pyrolyzed product to produce a desulfurized product, and a high temperature ceramic filter operably interconnected connected with the filter type desulfurizing station for removing any residual sulfur from the desulfurized product. Each pyrolysis unit housing houses two side by side retorts, each of which includes two helical screws. The apparatus further includes a steam generating system operably associated with the pyrolysis unit housings. The steam generating system includes a waste heat boiler, a pair of steam turbine generators interconnected with the waste heat boiler, a series of heat exchangers operably associated with the waste heat boiler and a water condenser (50) connected to each of the steam turbine generators. The fractionating section includes a gas turbine generator interconnected with the closed fractionating tower. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing liquid hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of an apparatus for producing liquid hydrocarbons from coal.    Material input section (14)    Ash removal station (20)    Crushing station (22)    Dryer unit (26)    Storage unit (28)    Water condenser. (50)