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Char binder for fluidized beds

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OSTI ID:864042

An arrangement that utilizes agglomerating coal as a binder to bond coal fines and recycled char into an agglomerate mass that will have suitable retention time when introduced into a fluidized bed 14 for combustion. The simultaneous use of coal for a primary fuel and as a binder effects significant savings in the elimination of non-essential materials and processing steps.

Assignee:
Combustion Engineering, Inc. (Windsor, CT)
Patent Number(s):
US 4300459
OSTI ID:
864042
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English