Abstract: Process of producing a treated coal and combusting the treated coal, by heating the coal to remove volatiles and drying the product to produce a treated coal containing carbon and hydrogen. The treated coal is combusted by introducing a slipstream of natural gas alongside the treated coal in a quantity sufficient to sustain a stable burn in an industrial boiler configured to burn bituminous coals.

Abstract: The present process produces a clean burning coal from low grade coal and has a higher heating value per unit mass, as compared to the feed stock coal. The clean coal may be used in coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, and homes since it produces fewer or none of the emissions commonly associated with coal burning devices. The process treats coal prior to its combustion and removes about 90 percent of the pollutants. These pollutants are removed within 6 to 18 minutes, many of which may be recycled into products such as roofing tar, chemical feed stocks, and light hydrocarbons that can be used as gaseous fuels. The final product is suitable for use in homes where coal is used for cooking and heating, and significantly improves the health of those who have previously been exposed to toxic fumes from burning uncleaned coal in their homes. The process is fueled by its own by-products, recycles heat, and reduces coal weight to save energy in transporting it to the user.

Abstract: Process for producing a clean burning coal from low grade coal, having a higher heating value per unit mass, as compared to the feed stock coal. The clean coal may be used in coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, and homes since it produces fewer to none of the emissions commonly associated with coal burning devices. The process treats coal prior to its combustion and removes about 90 percent of the pollutants. These pollutants are removed within 6 to 18 minutes, many of which may be recycled into products such as roofing tar, chemical feed stocks, and light hydrocarbons that can be used as gaseous fuels. The product may be used for cooking and heating, and improves the health of persons exposed to toxic fumes from burning uncleaned coal. The process is fueled by its own by-products, recycles heat, and reduces coal weight, thereby saving energy in transportation to the user.

Abstract: Process of producing a treated coal, by heating the coal to remove volatiles and drying the product to produce a treated coal consisting essentially of carbon and hydrogen.

Abstract: Process for treating coal by feeding a first batch of raw coal to a first dryer to remove moisture contained in the raw coal to produce demoisturized coal; feeding the demoisturized coal to a devolatilizer to remove volatile material from the demoisturized coal to produce devolatilized coal; feeding a first portion of the devolatilized coal to a combustor to provide heat for the process; feeding a second portion of the devolatilized coal to a coater; feeding a second batch of raw coal to a slave dryer to produce a second batch of demoisturized coal; feeding the second batch of demoisturized coal to the coater where the second portion of devolatilized coal and the second batch of demoisturized coal are coated with volatile material produced in the devolatilizer, to produce a stabilized coal product; and collecting the stabilized coal product.

Abstract: The present process produces a clean burning coal from low grade coal and has a higher heating value per unit mass, as compared to the feed stock coal. The clean coal may be used in coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, and homes since it produces fewer or none of the emissions commonly associated with coal burning devices. The process treats coal prior to its combustion and removes about 90 percent of the pollutants. These pollutants are removed within 6 to 18 minutes, many of which may be recycled into products such as roofing tar, chemical feed stocks, and light hydrocarbons that can be used as gaseous fuels. The final product is suitable for use in homes where coal is used for cooking and heating, and significantly improves the health of those who have previously been exposed to toxic fumes from burning uncleaned coal in their homes. The process is fueled by its own by-products, recycles heat, and reduces coal weight to save energy in transporting it to the user.

Abstract: The present process produces a clean burning coal from low grade coal and has a higher heating value per unit mass, as compared to the feed stock coal. The clean coal may be used in coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, and homes since it produces fewer or none of the emissions commonly associated with coal burning devices. The process treats coal prior to its combustion and removes about 90 percent of the pollutants. These pollutants are removed within 6 to 18 minutes, many of which may be recycled into products such as roofing tar, chemical feed stocks, and light hydrocarbons that can be used as gaseous fuels. The final product is suitable for use in homes where coal is used for cooking and heating, and significantly improves the health of those who have previously been exposed to toxic fumes from burning uncleaned coal in their homes. The process is fueled by its own by-products, recycles heat, and reduces coal weight to save energy in transporting it to the user.

Abstract: The present process produces a clean burning coal from low grade coal and has a higher heating value per unit mass, as compared to the feed stock coal. The clean coal may be used in coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, and homes since it produces fewer or none of the emissions commonly associated with coal burning devices. The process treats coal prior to its combustion and removes about 90 percent of the pollutants. These pollutants are removed within 6 to 18 minutes, many of which may be recycled into products such as roofing tar, chemical feed stocks, and light hydrocarbons that can be used as gaseous fuels. The final product is suitable for use in homes where coal is used for cooking and heating, and significantly improves the health of those who have previously been exposed to toxic fumes from burning uncleaned coal in their homes. The process is fueled by its own by-products, recycles heat, and reduces coal weight to save energy in transporting it to the user.

Abstract: By Ferric Ion Treatment of crushed and/or pulverized coal, the ash content of a coal can be significantly and efficiently reduced. This treatment of coal, preferably in an acidic medium, creates an increase in osmotic pressure inside the pores and crevices of the coal matrix until they open up, allowing the ash-forming mineral matter to be released from the coal. Also, the ferric ions preferentially attack the sessile bonds of the coal molecule and help open up the pores. The liberated mineral matter is then separated from the coal to obtain a clean coal. A flow-through reactor, utilizing working, reference and counter electrodes, and a loosely-packed coal bed through which the electrolyte flows, is particularly effective in facilitating the Ferric Ion Treatment.