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Method for removing sulfur from coal. [Patent application]

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7362118
A slurry of comminuted coal or other carbonaceous material is heated to an elevated temperature in intimate contact with air in order to oxidize pyrites and other sulfur compounds to form sulfates. The sulfates are removed by draining the liquid from the slurry and washing the coal particles with water. The filtrate resulting from the draining and washing steps can be recycled to earlier wash stages or to slurry the untreated coal.
Assignee:
TIC; ERA-01-022435; EDB-76-062760
Patent Number(s):
None
OSTI ID:
7362118
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English