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Title: Advanced Coal Conversion Process Demonstration Project. Final technical progress report, April 1, 1995--June 30, 1995

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:353016

This project demonstrates an advanced, thermal, coal upgrading process, coupled with physical cleaning techniques, that is designed to upgrade high-moisture, low-rank coals to a high-quality, low-sulfur fuel, registered as the SynCoal{reg_sign} process. The coal is processed through three stages (two heating stages followed by an inert cooling stage) of vibrating fluidized bed reactors that remove chemically bound water, carboxyl groups, and volatile sulfur compounds. After thermal upgrading, the coal is put through a deep-bed stratifier cleaning process to separate the pyrite-rich ash from the coal. During this reporting period, the primary focus for the Advanced Coal Conversion Process (ACCP) Demonstration Project was to expand SynCoal{reg_sign} market awareness and acceptability for both the products and the technology. The ACCP Project team continued to focus on improving the operation, developing commercial markets, and improving the SynCoal{reg_sign} products as well as the product`s acceptance.

Research Organization:
Rosebud SynCoal Partnership, Billings, MT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FC22-90PC89664
OSTI ID:
353016
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/89664-T16; ON: DE97053568
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English