Project Task Statement 2 to Umbrella Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between National Energy Technology Laboratory and Ramaco Carbon [Abstract]

Technical Report · Fri Aug 21 04:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1869411· OSTI ID:1869411

Matranga, Christopher ^[1]; Atkins, Charlie ^[2]

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1. National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States)
2. Ramaco Carbon, Sheridan, WY (United States)

NETL and Ramaco will collaborate to characterize domestic coal, beneficiated coal, and coal byproducts to evaluate these materials for rare earth element (REE) content and ease of extraction. Ramaco will provide samples of coal, beneficiated coal, and coal byproducts to NETL, as well as provide research expertise on coal extraction and processing. NETL will characterize these feedstocks using the chemical/physical methods being utilized in its research laboratories. The objectives of this project are: identify promising coal-related REE reserves by testing and analysis of core samples from coal bearing formations; provide insights and expertise into opportunities for the extraction of REEs and other value-added products from domestic coal; and collect data that will be used to create quantitative modeling tools for predicting the likelihood of successful prospecting for REEs in coal, beneficiated and processed coal, and related geologic formation.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States); Ramaco Carbon, LLC, Lexington, KY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
• OSTI ID: 1869411
• Report Number(s): DOE-NETL-AGMT--0875; AGMT--0787; AGMT--0875
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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