Cleaning and dewatering fine coal
Abstract
Fine coal is cleaned of its mineral matter impurities and dewatered by mixing the aqueous slurry containing both with a hydrophobic liquid, subjecting the mixture to a phase separation. The resulting hydrophobic liquid phase contains coal particles free of surface moisture and droplets of water stabilized by coal particles, while the aqueous phase contains the mineral matter. By separating the entrained water droplets from the coal particles mechanically, a clean coal product of substantially reduced mineral matter and moisture contents is obtained. The spent hydrophobic liquid is separated from the clean coal product and recycled. The process can also be used to separate one type of hydrophilic particles from another by selectively hydrophobizing one.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1400259
- Patent Number(s):
- 9789492
- Application Number:
- 13/576,067
- Assignee:
- VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B03 - SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS B03B - SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-05NT42457
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 Jan 31
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Yoon, Roe-Hoan, Eraydin, Mert K., and Freeland, Chad. Cleaning and dewatering fine coal. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Yoon, Roe-Hoan, Eraydin, Mert K., & Freeland, Chad. Cleaning and dewatering fine coal. United States.
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