METHOD OF TREATING FINE-GRAINED COAL TO FORM FREELY FLOWING MATERIAL AND FREELY FLOWING MATERIAL Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: methods of producing freely growing products from saturated with moisture sintered materials; may be used in production of fuels for combustion in furnaces. SUBSTANCE: method includes mixing of grade coal containing free moisture within 5-60% of weight with substance immiscible with water with use of mixing force ensuring formation of freely growing grains. Each grain consists of at least one particle of the coal with free moisture within 2-5 wt. % and substance immiscible with water in the amount of 1-5% of dry coal weight. EFFECT: formation of freely flowing material. 18 cl, 2 tbl