Drying low rank coal and retarding spontaneous ignition

Patent · Tue May 09 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5969804

Bixel, J C; Bellow, E J; Heaney, W F; Facinelli, S H

A method is described of producing a dried particulate coal fuel having a reduced tendency to ignite spontaneously comprising spraying and intimately mixing the dried coal with an aqueous emulsion of a material selected from the group consisting of foots oils, petrolatum filtrate, and hydrocracker recycle oil.

• Assignee: Mobil Oil Corp., New York, NY
• Patent Number(s): US 4828576
• OSTI ID: 5969804
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 14 Mar 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EMULSIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
ADDITIVES
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