Notice of Energy RD&D Project
The goal of the project is to develop a premium fuel from the waste materials created from the production of coal and lumber. A specific objective is to achieve a fuel having an energy value around 9,000 to 10,000 Btu/lb from the processed waste material. The fine coal obtained from coal refuse ponds will be cleaned using advanced separation technologies and then dewatered to lower moisture levels than currently realized by adding wood fibers utilizing an enhanced dewatering technique. The clean coal and sawdust will be combined and reconstituted through extrusion or briquetting to form a utility fuel that can be easily handled through the transportation process. After completion of the research tasks which includes combustion testing using the coal-wood fuel, a detailed economic evaluation of the total process will be conducted.
- Research Organization:
- Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Energy (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-02ID14273
- OSTI ID:
- 803266
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 25 Jul 2002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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09 BIOMASS FUELS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BRIQUETTING
COAL
COMBUSTION
ECONOMICS
EVALUATION
EXTRUSION
FIBERS
MOISTURE
PONDS
PRODUCTION
TESTING
WASTES
WATER REMOVAL
WOOD
MINING
WASTE
SAWDUST
FORESTRY
PELLETS
FUEL
LUMBER
TIMBER
SLURRY
ADVANCED SEPARATION
PELLETIZING
COAL REFUSE PONDS
SLURRY IMPOUNDMENTS
DEWATERING
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