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US Patent 4138221: Manufacture of pellets from coal conversion…

US 4138221  ·  granted 1979-02-06

Abstract

The manufacture of pellets from pumpable non-distillable coal conversion products is accomplished as follows. The non-distillable product is split into two streams. A pelletizable composition is made from a mixture of one stream with char made from the other stream. The pelletizable composition is converted to pellets in a pelletization zone supplied adiabatically with heat from the preheated char.

Patent Number 4138221
Title Manufacture of pellets from coal conversion products
Filed 1977-12-15
Granted 1979-02-06
Inventor(s) Gorin; Everett
Assignee Continental Oil Company
Number of Claims 5

Abstract

The manufacture of pellets from pumpable non-distillable coal conversion products is accomplished as follows. The non-distillable product is split into two streams. A pelletizable composition is made from a mixture of one stream with char made from the other stream. The pelletizable composition is converted to pellets in a pelletization zone supplied adiabatically with heat from the preheated char.

Claim 1

The process of pelletizing a pumpable non-distillable product derived from a coal conversion process which comprises: (a) splitting said product into first and second streams; (b) subjecting said first stream to low temperature carbonization to yield particulate char and vaporous products; (c) forming a pelletizable composition out of said second stream and said particulate char; (d) pelletizing said pelletizable composition; and (e) recovering pellets from step (d).

Claims

5 total

The process of pelletizing a pumpable non-distillable product derived from a coal conversion process which comprises: (a) splitting said product into first and second streams; (b) subjecting said first stream to low temperature carbonization to yield particulate char and vaporous products; (c) forming a pelletizable composition out of said second stream and said particulate char; (d) pelletizing said pelletizable composition; and (e) recovering pellets from step (d).