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Title: Multiple-use marketing of lignite

Abstract

Marketing of lignite faces difficulties due to moisture and sulfur contents, as well as the sodium content, of the ash. The purpose of this study is to determine the economic viability of multiple-use marketing of lignite as a method to increase the use of North Dakota lignite by recapturing lost niche markets. Multiple-use marketing means using lignite and sulfur-capturing additives to clean agricultural wastewater followed by either direct steam and power generation or briquetting to produce a higher-Btu compliance fuel. Cooperative ownership of the resulting business by a coal company and an agriculture processing company helps ensure that lignite remains the coal of choice, especially when the ``good`` attributes of lignites are maximized, while the agricultural company obtains cleaner wastewater and a long-term supply of coal at a set price. The economic viabilities of the following scenarios were investigated: (1) Agriprocessing wastewater treatment using lignite and an additive followed by (2) the production of compliance fuel for resale or on-site cogeneration of steam and electricity. Laboratory tests were performed utilizing potato-processing plant wastewater with lignite and lime sludge.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States). Energy and Environmental Research Center
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10108034
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/30098-3552
ON: DE94000077; BR: AA6510000/AV0100000
DOE Contract Number:  
FC21-93MC30098
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; LIGNITE; SORPTIVE PROPERTIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; ECONOMICS; PELLETS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COST; COGENERATION; ELECTRICITY; COAL; 010600; 320305; 014000; PROPERTIES AND COMPOSITION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT; COMBUSTION

Citation Formats

Knudson, C L. Multiple-use marketing of lignite. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/10108034.
Knudson, C L. Multiple-use marketing of lignite. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10108034
Knudson, C L. 1993. "Multiple-use marketing of lignite". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10108034. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10108034.
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abstractNote = {Marketing of lignite faces difficulties due to moisture and sulfur contents, as well as the sodium content, of the ash. The purpose of this study is to determine the economic viability of multiple-use marketing of lignite as a method to increase the use of North Dakota lignite by recapturing lost niche markets. Multiple-use marketing means using lignite and sulfur-capturing additives to clean agricultural wastewater followed by either direct steam and power generation or briquetting to produce a higher-Btu compliance fuel. Cooperative ownership of the resulting business by a coal company and an agriculture processing company helps ensure that lignite remains the coal of choice, especially when the ``good`` attributes of lignites are maximized, while the agricultural company obtains cleaner wastewater and a long-term supply of coal at a set price. The economic viabilities of the following scenarios were investigated: (1) Agriprocessing wastewater treatment using lignite and an additive followed by (2) the production of compliance fuel for resale or on-site cogeneration of steam and electricity. Laboratory tests were performed utilizing potato-processing plant wastewater with lignite and lime sludge.},
doi = {10.2172/10108034},
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year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
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