The coal handbook. Volume 2, Coal utilisation : towards cleaner production /

Coal remains an important fossil fuel resource for many nations due to its large remaining resources, relatively low production and processing cost and potential high energy intensity. Certain issues surround its utilisation, however, including emissions of pollutants and growing concern about clima...

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Main Authors: Osborne, D. G.
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Published: Woodhead Publishing,
Publisher Address: Oxford, U.K. :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead Publishing series in energy ; 51
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781782421160
Summary: Coal remains an important fossil fuel resource for many nations due to its large remaining resources, relatively low production and processing cost and potential high energy intensity. Certain issues surround its utilisation, however, including emissions of pollutants and growing concern about climate change. The coal handbook: Towards cleaner production Volume 2 explores global coal use in industry. Part one is an introductory section which reviews the social and economic value of coal, emissions from coal utilisation, the handling, impact and utilisation of coal waste, and an exploration of emerging and future issues around industrial coal utilization. Chapters in part two highlight coal resources, production and use in established markets as well as the emerging markets of Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, and China. Part three focuses specifically on coal utilisation in industry. Chapters consider thermal coal utilisation, coal use in iron and steel metallurgy, advances in pulverised fuel technology, and the evaluation of coal for thermal and metallurgical applications. Further chapters explore coal utilisation in the cement and concrete industries, coal gasification and conversion, and value-in-use assessment for thermal and metallurgical coal. A final chapter summarises the anticipated future pathway towards sustainable, long-term coal use, suggesting transitions that will be needed to ensure cleaner utilisation for many decades to come. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, The coal handbook Volumes 1 and 2 is a comprehensive and invaluable resource for professionals in the coal mining, preparation, and utilisation industry, those in the power sector, including plant operators and engineers, and researchers and academics interested in this field. Reviews the social and economic value of coal, emissions from coal utilisation, and the handling, impact and utilisation of coal wasteExplores emerging and fut
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (548 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781782421177
1782421173
1782421165
9781782421160
Index Number: TP325
CLC: TQ53
Contents: Part I. Introduction -- part II. Global coal production -- part III. Coal utilisation in industry.