Treatment of water-containing coal
US4309192A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10L9/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the treatment of water-containing coal which comprises mixing the water-containing coal with a hydrocarbon oil having a specific gravity higher than that of water at temperatures in the range of 100.degree. to 350.degree. C.; heating the resulting mixture at a temperature in the range of 100.degree. to 350.degree. C. and a pressure not lower than the saturated vapor pressure of water at that temperature; and then allowing the heated mixture to settle at a temperature in the range of 100.degree. to 350.degree. C. and a pressure not lower than the saturated vapor pressure of water at that temperature, whereby an upper layer consisting of the water separated from the water-containing coal is formed on a lower layer consisting of the mixture of the dehydrated coal and the hydrocarbon oil.
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