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Process for improving coal

CA 1100072 A · Owner: Hazen Research, Inc. · Inventors: Turner, Ronald L.; Kindig, James K.

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PROCESS FOR IMPROVING COAL JAMES K. KINDIG and RONALD L. TURNER, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE In a process for improving coal containing elemental sulfur wherein the coal is treated with a metal containing compound in order to enhance the magnetic susceptibility of various impurities contained within the coal thereby permitting their removal by magnetic separation the improvement, comprising removing at least a portion of the elemental sulfur prior to performing the magnetic susceptibility enhancement treatment.

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  • Granted April 28, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 28, 1998.
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FiledDecember 30, 1977
GrantedApril 28, 1981
Term endedApril 28, 1998
Patent numberCA 1100072 A
Classification (IPC)C10L9/02 +1 more

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1978198119841987199019931996Application filedDec 30, 1977Patent grantedApril 28, 1981Term endedApril 28, 1998

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