Abstract
The agglomeration of an aqueous suspension of highly hydrophobic coal particles with heptane or hexadecane was investigated with a laboratory mixing unit equipped with a flat-blade, turbine agitator which produced a moderate shear rate. The ground sample of coal from the No. 2 gas seam in West Virginia was subjected to agglomeration conditions both with and without air present in the closed mixing unit. Although compact, nearly spherical agglomerates were produced both in the presence and absence of air, the rate of agglomeration was much greater, and larger agglomerates were produced with a given amount of oil when air was present. Having air present also improved product quality and recovery. The effect of air was greater with smaller amounts of oil than with larger amounts.
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