Low rank coals are generally featured with a high water content which exerts strong
influences onto their utilization including pyrolysis, gasification, liquefaction and combustion …

Fly ash (FA) is the by-product of coal combustion, which is known to be an environmental
pollutant. India produces about 221 million tons of Coal Fly ash annually. A large area is …

Still the Most Complete, Up-To-Date, and Reliable Reference in the FieldDrying is a highly
energy-intensive operation and is encountered in nearly all industrial sectors. With rising …

Conventional drying technologies generally rely on drying processes driven by using hot air,
where these processes have significantly high energy consumption and greenhouse gas …

Low-temperature pyrolysis is an economically efficient method for lignite to obtain coal tar
and improve its combustion calorific value. The research on the distribution of pyrolysis …

Drying temperature, air velocity, material thickness during hot air drying usually have a
significant influence on drying kinetics and quality attributes of fruits and vegetables …

Despite being geographically dispersed, abundant, and accounting for almost half of the
world's coal reserves, low-rank coals (LRCs) find limited use due to their high moisture …

Lignite constitutes a major energy source and has long been used for energy production
despite its contribution in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as a fossil fuel. For example …

A novel solar energy integrated low-rank coal (LRC) fired power generation using coal pre-
drying and an absorption heat pump (AHP) was proposed. The proposed integrated system …

With the continuous consumption of high-quality coal, the efficient development of lignite
resources is an important guarantee for the stable and sustainable development of coal …