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Method for the beneficiation of low rank coal
Assignee: BP Corp North America Inc
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Filing: 1983-07-05
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Granted: 1986-04-22
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Expires: 2003-07-05
Abstract
Abstract Process for the beneficiation and recovery of low rank coals comprising subjecting pulverized low rank coal to surface treatment by admixing said coal with an aqueous mixture comprised of a polymerizable monomer, a polymerization catalyst and a coal derived oil; and the beneficiated low ash, low sulfur containing product resulting therefrom.
Inventors
- 👤 Phillip E. McGarry
- 👤 David E. Herman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:25
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/32; C10L1/322; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S44/00; Y10S44/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
An improved process for the beneficiation of low rank coal, said process comprising the steps of: (a) admixing pulverized low rank coal with a surface treating mixture comprised of water, a polymerizable monomer, a polymerization catalyst and a coal derived oil; and (b) recovering the resulting benef:ciated coal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
An improved process for the beneficiation of low rank coal, said process comprising the steps of: (a) admixing pulverized low rank coal with a surface treating mixture comprised of water, a polymerizable monomer, a polymerization catalyst and a coal derived oil; and (b) recovering the resulting benef:ciated coal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said pulverized low rank coal is in an aqueous slurry.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said low rank coal is selected from the group consisting of low rank bituminous, sub-butuminous, lignite and peat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said coal derived oil is utilized in an amount of from about 2 to about 3% by weight based on the weight of dry unbeneficiated coal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein said coal derived oil is selected from the group consisting of crude coal tar, tar acids, tar bases, naphtha, creosote, pitch and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
111 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein said polymerizable monomer has the general formula ##STR2## wherein R is an olefinically unsaturated organic radical and R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a salt forming cation, a saturated hydrocarbyl radical and an unsaturated hydrocarbyl radical, wherein said saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl radical is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen, carboxylic acid group, hydroxyl and hydroxyl groups wherein the hydroxyl hydrogen atoms are replaced with saturated or unsaturated acyl groups or a combination of saturated and unsaturated acyl groups and said polymerization catalyst comprises a free radical catalyst and free radical initiator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said polymerizable monomer is corn oil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said polymerizable monomer is corn oil and said free radical catalyst comprises hydrogen peroxide and said free radical initiator comprises cupric nitrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said pulverized coal-aqueous slurry contains a water conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of a dispersant, surfactant, wetting agent and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said low rank coal is selected from the group consisting of lignite and sub-bituminous.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 9 wherein said water conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium pyrophosphate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said water conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium pyrophosphate and a mixture thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said surface treating mixture comprises a further liquid organic carrier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 13 wherein said liquid organic carrier is fuel oil.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
96 words
An improved process for the beneficiation of low rank coal, said process comprising the steps of: (a) admixing an aqueous slurry of pulverized low rank coal with a surface treating mixture comprised of a polymerizable monomer, a polymerization catalyst, and a coal derived oil, thereby resulting in a coal froth phase and an aqueous phase, (b) removing said coal froth phase from said aqueous phase and admixing said coal froth phase with an aqueous medium, thereby resulting in a further coal froth phase; and (c) recovering the resulting beneficiated coal product from the coal froth phase.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
96 words
An improved process for the beneficiation of low rank coal, said process comprising the steps of: (a) admixing an aqueous slurry of pulverized low rank coal with a surface treating mixture comprised of a polymerizable monomer, a polymerization catalyst, and a coal derived oil, thereby resulting in a coal froth phase and an aqueous phase, (b) removing said coal froth phase from said aqueous phase and admixing said coal froth phase with an aqueous medium, thereby resulting in a further coal froth phase; and (c) recovering the resulting beneficiated coal product from the coal froth phase.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process according to claim 15 wherein said aqueous medium of step (b) comprises water or water and a water conditioning additive selected from the group consisting of a dispersant, surfactant, wetting agent and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 15 wherein said aqueous medium of step (b) comprises water and an additional amount of coal derived oil.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 15 wherein said polymerizable monomer is corn oil.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process according to claim 15 wherein the coal froth phase resulting from step (b) is admixed with at least one other aqueous medium prior to recovering the beneficiated coal product.
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