Preparation of granulated domestic fuel from small coal fractions of the Moscow and Kansk-Achinsk Basins

Data on the preparation of granulated fuel for domestic use from thermally prepared small fractions of brown coal from the Moscow and Kansk-Achinsk Basins are reported. As a result of thermotechnical tests, the high efficiency of the fuel granules obtained from coal mixtures (50 : 50 and 70 : 30) was demonstrated, as compared with raw lump coal from the Moscow Basin. The developed process chart and the design of industrial processing apparatus with an output of 50000–100000 t of granulated fuel per year are given.