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Coal Technology for Power, Liquid Fuels, and Chemicals

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The United States contains about one-third of the world’s coal reserves, and coal represents over 90 percent of U.S. proven reserves of fossil fuels. Recoverable reserves of U.S. coal are estimated to be 250 billion tons. Bituminous coals (with a heating value of 10,000–15,000 BTU/lb) comprise nearly one-half of total U.S. coal reserves. Eastern U.S. coals are generally bituminous. Western and southwestern U.S. coals are mainly sub-bituminous (with a heating value of 9000–12,000 BTU/lb) and lignite (with a heating value of 8000–10,000 BTU/lb). Coal is a major source of energy for electric power production and process heat and can serve as a source of synthetic fuels and feedstock for the petrochemical industry.

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  2. National Energy Technology Laboratory, USDOE, USA

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Srivastava, R.D., McIlvried, H.G., Winslow, J.C., Maronde, C.P., Noceti, R.P. (2007). Coal Technology for Power, Liquid Fuels, and Chemicals. In: Kent, J.A. (eds) Kent and Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-27843-8_19

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