Selective agglomeration: An interlaboratory test program

Conference · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03402903· OSTI ID:6209945

Hucko, R. E.; Killmeyer, R. P.; Jacobsen, P. S.

Among advanced coal preparation processes, various approaches to selective agglomeration have been recognized to have enormous potential in terms of producing a superclean fuel from coal. In order to compare and contrast the performance of different processes that have been developed within the generic area of selective agglomeration, the Department of Energy's Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC) conducted an interlaboratory test program in 1988. Organizations that agreed to participate received carefully split samples of three bituminous coals with the goal of obtaining the maximum Btu recovery at a clean coal ash content of roughly 2%. The process developers ground and beneficiated the coal, and returned the products to PETC for analysis. This paper describes the various process schemes that were evaluated and presents an overview of the major findings. 5 refs., 9 figs., 7 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA
• OSTI ID: 6209945
• Report Number(s): DOE/PETC/TR-89/5; CONF-890238-3; ON: DE89008898
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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