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Coal reforming process and apparatus therefor

US6436158B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1999
Grant dateAug 20, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10L9/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

As one of the coal reforming treatment steps constituting a coal reforming process, an oxidation treatment step is carried out on a circular grate. For this purpose, there is used a coal reforming apparatus comprising a circular grate, the circular grate being separated into a plurality of zones which include fixed bed zones and mixing zones for fluidizing the coal properly between adjacent fixed bed zones.

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