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Drying low rank coal and retarding spontaneous ignition

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OSTI ID:5969804
A method is described of producing a dried particulate coal fuel having a reduced tendency to ignite spontaneously comprising spraying and intimately mixing the dried coal with an aqueous emulsion of a material selected from the group consisting of foots oils, petrolatum filtrate, and hydrocracker recycle oil.
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corp., New York, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4828576
OSTI ID:
5969804
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English