Coal Upgrading

Basics

• A Process by which Lower Grade Coals are "Upgraded" to a Product Functionally Identical to Higher Grade Coals
• Can be done via washing, drying/pyrolysis, and briquetting/pelletising
• The main goal is to reduce Ash Content and increase the Heating Value
• Due to Fossil Fuels obviously not being part of OSE's Strategy, this page is intended as a place to have information on this technolgy placed for reference in developing the Charcoal Fuels Workflow especially in regards to Ultra Pure Charcoal Fuel

Internal Links

• Ultra Pure Charcoal Fuel

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Refined Coal
• A 2014 Study Titled "The Technical Analysis on Upgrade and Coupling of Low-Quality Coal"
• A 2016 Study Featured in Volume 158 of "Fuel Processing Technology" Titled "A Review on Chemical Upgrading of Coal: Production Processes, Potential Applications and Recent Developments"
• A 2002 Report Titled "COAL UPGRADING TO REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS"
• A 2020 Study Titled "A study of coal upgrading in briquette making based on briquette characteristics using heated mechanical methods"