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Cleaning and Dewatering Fine Coal

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Fine coal cleaning is difficult and costly. Two different technologies have been considered. One is froth flotation, such as Microcel, and the other is oil agglomeration. The latter is better in terms of separation efficiency. But the cost is high due to the large oil consumption. ...