Method for reforming coal using palm residue

A method of coating coal with palm oil residue, the method comprising:

• (a) milling the coal;
• (b) homogenously mixing the milled coal with the palm oil residue in an amount of about 0.5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % based on the weight of the coal;
• (c) melting the palm oil residue mixed with the coal so as to coat a surface of the coal while simultaneously drying moisture in the coal;
• (d) cooling the dried coal;
• and
• (e) molding the cooled coal;
• or
• performing the step (d) followed by (e),
• wherein the coating and the drying are performed in an indirect heat exchange type drying & coating machine, an internal temperature of the indirect heat drying & coating machine is about 100° C. to about 115° C., and the coal is moved inside the indirect heat drying & coating machine for mixing and has a residence time of about 20 minutes to about 70 minutes.