Process for low mercury coal

Title: Process for low mercury coal

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A process is described for producing low mercury coal during precombustion procedures by releasing mercury through discriminating mild heating that minimizes other burdensome constituents. Said mercury is recovered from the overhead gases by selective removal. 4 figures.

Inventors:: Merriam, N.W.; Grimes, R.W.; Tweed, R.E.

Issue Date:: 1995-04-04

OSTI Identifier:: 35054

Assignee:: Western Research Inst., Laramie, WY (United States) PTO; SCA: 010300; PA: EDB-95:061304; SN: 95001365532

Patent Number(s):: US 5,403,365/A/

Application Number:: PAN: 8-054,922

Contract Number:: FC21-93MC30126

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 4 Apr 1995

Research Org:: Western Research Institute

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL; HEAT TREATMENTS; DEMETALLIZATION; MERCURY; REMOVAL; COAL PREPARATION; MATERIALS RECOVERY; EXHAUST GASES

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