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US 2012/0317878 A1Published application
Method for producing fuel briquettes from high moisture fine coal or blends of high moisture fine coal and biomass
AssigneeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
InventorDarrell Neal Taulbee
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for producing fuel briquettes from high moisture fine coal. The apparatus includes a coal fine pelletizer, a pellet dryer and a fuel briquette former all provided in-line for the efficient production of fuel briquettes. The method comprises forming pellets from coal fines, drying those pellets to a desired moisture content of about 1 to about 10% and forming fuel briquettes from the dried pellets.
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A method of producing fuel briquettes from fine coal, comprising:
- forming pellets from coal fines wherein said pellets have an average weight of between about 2.0 and about 50.0 grams and an average exterior surface area of between about 0.1 and about 50 cm2;
- drying said pellets to a moisture content of between about 1.0 and about 10.0%;
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- forming fuel briquettes from said dried pellets.
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A fuel briquette processing apparatus, comprising:
- a pelletizer that forms coal fine pellets;
- a dryer that dries said coal fine pellets;
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- a fuel briquette former wherein said coal fine pelletizer, said pellet dryer and said fuel briquette former are all provided in-line for efficient production of said fuel briquettes.
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A pelletized fuel product, comprising:
- a pellet made from between about 98.0 and about 70.0 weight percent coal fines and between about 2.0 and about 30.0 weight percent biomass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.