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Economic evaluation of oil agglomeration for recovery of fine coal refuse. Final report, January 1982-February 1985

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5758685
The report gives results of an evaluation of the economics of an oil-agglomeration process (with and without an oil recovery system) for recovering coal fines from a fine refuse stream of 105 ton/hr from a coal preparation plant. The two base case processes studied are oil-agglomeration processes: in one, heptane is used and recovered; and in the other, fuel oil is used and blended with the product. The economics for both processes were estimated with and without a pond credit (savings in coal preparation plant investment resulting from the smaller waste disposal pond needed for the oil-agglomeration process).
Research Organization:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA). Div. of Energy Demonstrations and Technology
OSTI ID:
5758685
Report Number(s):
PB-86-161304/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English