Sustainable Management of Coal Preparation

Table of Contents

Part I General 1. Introduction 2. Coal Usage and Control of CO2 Emissions 3. System Design of Coal Washing 4. Coal Sizing 5. Wet Cleaning Process by Major Unit Operations 6. Dry Cleaning Process

Part II Case studies 7. Coking Coal Washing 8. Fine Coal Washing 9. Non-Coking Coal Washing 10.  High-Sulfur Coal Washing

Part III Sustainable management   11. Emerging Sustainability Issues 12. Dust Control 13. Abatement of Noise Pollution 14. Water Circuits Design and Tailings Management 15. Magnetite Circuits Control 16. Washery By-products Management 17. Human Resources Management 18. Maintenance Management 19. Economic Appraisal 20. Conclusions

Appendix I. Locating a Central Washery Economies of Scale II. The Role of PESTEL Analysis

Authors

Dilip Kumar Retired Chief Mining Scientist, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) Ranchi, India. Dr. Dilip Kumar obtained a Bachelor's degree in mining engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, India. He also has a Master's degree in mineral processing from the Université de Mons, Belgium and a Doctoral degree in minerals engineering from the Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. Dr. Kumar's expertise is in coal prepartion, and he has international professional experience in countries like India, Germany, Algeria, and Canada. He is widely published and has authored a book on the "Management of Coking Coal Resources." Dr. Kumar was also a recipient of the Rajendra Prasad Memorial Prize of Institution of Engineers (India). At present, he is engaged in consultancy and technical writing following his retirement as the Chief Mining Scientist of Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) in Ranchi, India. Deepak Kumar Business Analyst, Norbord Inc., Canada. Deepak Kumar holds a Bachelor's degree in software engineering and an MBA from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has worked professionally in North America and Western Europe and specializes in business strategy, business transformation, business process improvement, and project management. Currently, as a Portfolio Manager and a Management Consultant for Central 1 Credit Union, Canada, Deepak is successfully looking after corporate projects and advising the executive leadership team. Previous publications include co-authoring a book titled "Management of Coking Coal Resources." He provides a management perspective to the content of this book.