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Agglomeration of coal fines

CA 1284029 C · Owner: Viles, Robert F. · Inventors: Viles, Robert F.

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Coal fines are agglomerated by mixing together the coal fines, a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin in alkaline aqueous solution and a curing agent for the resin comprising one or more esters selected from esters of polyhydric alcohols, carbonate esters and lactones, forming the resulting mixture into agglomerates and drying and curing the agglomerates. A small proportion of a thermoplastics material such as polyvinyl alcohol or an acrylic polymer may be included to improve the surface hardness of the agglomerates and a, small proportion of a material which will improve the coking property and hot strength of the agglomerates for example finely ground coking coal or bitumen when the coal …

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  • Granted May 14, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 14, 2008.
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FiledMarch 12, 1987
GrantedMay 14, 1991
Term endedMay 14, 2008
Patent numberCA 1284029 C
Classification (IPC)C10L5/14

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedMarch 12, 1987Patent grantedMay 14, 1991Term endedMay 14, 2008

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