Chemical treatment of coal by grinding and aqueous caustic leaching

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2002
• Weight: 154 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0140-6701
• DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6701(02)85024-x

✦ Synopsis

The charging process consists of moving a hopper vehicle to the charging position, charging coal (e.g. with belt feeder or screw feeder), then waste plastics, and finally covering with coal, and moving to the coke oven. Bal~z, P. et ,l. Fuel, 2001, 80, (5), 665-671. The aim of this work has been to point out the possibility of using GACL process for chemical cleaning of brown coal Nov~ky (Slovakia) and Pittsburgh No. 8 coal. Simultaneous grinding and aqueous chemical leaching, which is the principle of the process, reduces the inorganic and inorganic sulfur content in both coals. Dearsenification nearly up to 96% is detected in GACL-treated samples of Nov~ky coal. The possibility of enhancing the recovery of humic acid as a consequence of GACL treatment is demonstrated. The process under study works under atmospheric pressure, temperature of 90°C and NaOH consumption, which is six times lower compared with the MCL process. Further research is needed to minimize the wear of grinding media and to improve the washing step.

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