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FUEL, vol.79, no.13, pp.1665-1669, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)
A processing route involving low temperature carbonization followed by dry magnetic separation is put forward for the desulfurization and deashing of typical low-rank lignitic coals. The -3 mm lignite samples were subjected to low temperature carbonization at 600 degrees C for 15 min and then upgraded by magnetic separation. Under optimum conditions, a remarkable decrease in both ash and more importantly in total and particularly organic sulfur was achieved. A systematic study of the mechanism of the sulfur removal together with the literature findings reveals the formation of an iron-sulfur coordination compound in coal. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.