Alumina extraction from anthracite culm with energy recovery. Open file report May 81-Sep 82

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5721367

Apa, R P; Grimmett, E; Keller, F R; McFee, J

The objective of the program was to develop a process to recover alumina and energy from northeastern Pennsylvania anthracite culm. The program located culm banks of sufficient size and quality to support a commercial plant. The method of using a fluidized bed to process the ore for alumina and energy recovery was demonstrated to be technically feasible. The fluidized bed can tolerate large fluctuations in both carbon and ash contents without affecting alumina recoverability. Based on the tests, a conceptual design was prepared and is included in this report. Based upon 1982 values for alumina and electricity, a facility of this magnitude has a marginal economic return. Increases in either the market value of alumina or the sale price of electricity may provide economic justification for the construction of such a facility in the near future.

• Research Organization: Energy, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5721367
• Report Number(s): PB-83-220947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
ANTHRACITE
BLACK COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
COAL
CULM
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY SOURCES
EVALUATION
EXTRACTION
FEDERAL REGION III
FLUIDIZED BED
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PENNSYLVANIA
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLID WASTES
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES