EP2002179A4 - Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties - Google Patents

Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties

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Publication number: EP2002179A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: systems; methods; solid fuel; fuel properties; enhancing solid
Prior art date: 2006-03-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP07759973A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2002179A2 (en

EP2002179B1 (en

Inventor

Jerry L Weinberg

Neil E Ginther

Jed A Aten

Ru T Wang

James Michael Drozd

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

CoalTek Inc

Original Assignee

CoalTek Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2006-03-31

Filing date

2007-04-02

Publication date

2010-04-07

2007-04-02 Application filed by CoalTek Inc filed Critical CoalTek Inc

2007-04-02 Priority to EP12174838A priority Critical patent/EP2511361A1/en

2008-12-17 Publication of EP2002179A2 publication Critical patent/EP2002179A2/en

2010-04-07 Publication of EP2002179A4 publication Critical patent/EP2002179A4/en

2012-07-04 Application granted granted Critical

2012-07-04 Publication of EP2002179B1 publication Critical patent/EP2002179B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2027-04-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23K—FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
- F23K1/00—Preparation of lump or pulverulent fuel in readiness for delivery to combustion apparatus
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
- C10L5/00—Solid fuels
- C10L5/02—Solid fuels such as briquettes consisting mainly of carbonaceous materials of mineral or non-mineral origin
- C10L5/34—Other details of the shaped fuels, e.g. briquettes
- C10L5/36—Shape
- C10L5/361—Briquettes
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
- C10L5/00—Solid fuels
- C10L5/02—Solid fuels such as briquettes consisting mainly of carbonaceous materials of mineral or non-mineral origin
- C10L5/34—Other details of the shaped fuels, e.g. briquettes
- C10L5/36—Shape
- C10L5/363—Pellets or granulates
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
- C10L9/00—Treating solid fuels to improve their combustion
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
- C10L9/00—Treating solid fuels to improve their combustion
- C10L9/08—Treating solid fuels to improve their combustion by heat treatments, e.g. calcining
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
- C10L2290/00—Fuel preparation or upgrading, processes or apparatus therefore, comprising specific process steps or apparatus units
- C10L2290/58—Control or regulation of the fuel preparation of upgrading process
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
- C10L2290/00—Fuel preparation or upgrading, processes or apparatus therefore, comprising specific process steps or apparatus units
- C10L2290/60—Measuring or analysing fractions, components or impurities or process conditions during preparation or upgrading of a fuel
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23K—FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
- F23K2900/00—Special features of, or arrangements for fuel supplies
- F23K2900/01001—Cleaning solid fuel before combustion to achieve reduced emissions

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Solid Fuels And Fuel-Associated Substances (AREA)

EP07759973A 2006-03-31 2007-04-02 Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties Not-in-force EP2002179B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP12174838A EP2511361A1 (en)	2006-03-31	2007-04-02	Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US78829706P	2006-03-31	2006-03-31
US82048206P	2006-07-26	2006-07-26
US82803106P	2006-10-03	2006-10-03
US86774906P	2006-11-29	2006-11-29
PCT/US2007/065801 WO2007115267A2 (en)	2006-03-31	2007-04-02	Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP12174838A Division EP2511361A1 (en)	2006-03-31	2007-04-02	Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2002179A2 EP2002179A2 (en)	2008-12-17
EP2002179A4 true EP2002179A4 (en)	2010-04-07
EP2002179B1 EP2002179B1 (en)	2012-07-04

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EP12174838A Withdrawn EP2511361A1 (en)	2006-03-31	2007-04-02	Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties
EP07759973A Not-in-force EP2002179B1 (en)	2006-03-31	2007-04-02	Methods and systems for enhancing solid fuel properties

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Country Status (11)

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US (1)	US20070295590A1 (en)
EP (2)	EP2511361A1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5329391B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR101489004B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN101522867B (en)
AU (1)	AU2007234453B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2647698C (en)
MX (1)	MX2008012355A (en)
RU (1)	RU2561102C2 (en)
UA (1)	UA94090C2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2007115267A2 (en)

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