A critical assessment of industrial coal drying technologies: Role of energy, emissions, risk and sustainability

Drying Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-407

  Jangam, S V ^a   Karthikeyan, M ^b   Mujumdar, A S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Greenhouse gases; Innovation; LCA; Low rank coal; Risk assessment; Selection of dryers; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; COAL DRYING; COAL RESERVES; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; CRITICAL ASSESSMENT; DRYING SYSTEMS; DRYING TECHNOLOGY; FLUID-BEDS; GASIFICATION PROCESS; HEATING VALUE; HIGH MOISTURE; HYDROGENATION PROCESS; INNOVATIVE DESIGN; LCA; LOW RANK COALS; PULSE COMBUSTION; SELECTION OF DRYERS; SUPERHEATED STEAM DRYING; SUSTAINABLE; TRANSPORTATION COST;

BRIQUETTING; COAL; CURING; DESIGN; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLUIDIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GASIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INNOVATION; LIFE CYCLE; PROVEN RESERVES; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WATER CONTENT;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 79952382112     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2010.498070     Document Type: Article

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