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Title: Electrostatic beneficiation of coal. Quarterly technical progress report, April 1--June 30, 1995

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/650116· OSTI ID:650116

A chamber has been set up for exposing ground coal to controlled relative humidities. Four levels in the range of 10% to 95% are planned. The change in moisture content of the coal powders will be determined after exposure. Charge to mass ratio acquired in tribocharging and the degree of electrostatic beneficiation will be determined as a function of the relative humidity used for each of the exposures. The authors also discuss their progress in grinding of the coal; the low percentage of coal recovered after separation and the possibility that these losses were a result of holdup in the expansion cone; the design and modeling of the electric curtain; particle size measurement using image processing; and the petrographic analyses of finely and coarsely ground Illinois No. 6 coal.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-93PC93203
OSTI ID:
650116
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/93203-T11; ON: DE98051880; TRN: AHC2DT04%%27
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English