Abstract: A process of aggregating coal fines in a coal flotation concentrate includes dewatering the coal flotation concentrate to reduce moisture content and provide a dewatered flotation concentrate, mixing the dewatered flotation concentrate with a binder to provide a mixture, compacting the mixture under pressure to provide a green body of aggregated coal fines, having a sufficient strength for handling utilizing typical commercial methods of conveying and shipping.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 16, 2022
Assignee:
TECK COAL LIMITED
Inventors:
Jae Won Choung, Jayson Christopher Stirling