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Desulfurization of low-rank Turkish coals by multi-gravity separator

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OSTI ID:504673
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  1. Istanbul Technical Univ. (Turkey). Coal and Minerals Processing Section
The Istanbul Region coals are characterized by high moisture contents (avg. 35%), high volatile matter values (avg. 45%), and more importantly high levels of sulfur in the range of 1 to 5%. These lignitic coals generally have relatively low ash (10%), and higher levels of calorific values over 5,000 Kcal/kg. The Multi-Gravity Separator (MGS), a new fine size gravity separation equipment, was tested to evaluate its potential for the desulfurization of these low-rank coals. Systematic tests conducted on two different samples of minus 1 mm size indicate that despite the finely distributed nature of coal and relatively small difference between coal and its associated gangue minerals, the degree of pyritic sulfur removal is 65.7% and 85.9% for the respective coals.
OSTI ID:
504673
Report Number(s):
CONF-960954--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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