UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BMN056

Clean Coal Technology

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Mining Engineering · Sem 5 (Departmental Elective-II)

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Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1: Coal Utilization

Coal production and utilization trends. Status of coal utilization technology and related operating and environmental problems. Coal qualities and their effect on selection of efficient methods for eco-friendly utilization of coal.

Unit2

Unit 2: Pre-Combustion Technology

Necessity, scope and limitations of pre-combustion coal cleaning technology. Washability characteristics and preparation problems related to coal quality. Principles, operations and selection of processes for coal preparation. Plant performance evaluation and forecasting of cleaning results. Environmental problems and related mitigating measures.

Unit3

Unit 3: Combustion and Post-Combustion Technology

Necessity, scope and limitations of combustion and post-combustion clean coal technologies. Developments, basic principles, operating features of clean coal technologies. Selection, performance and related environmental problems and their control.

Unit4

Unit 4: Carbon Utilization, Storage, and Policy Aspects

Carbon Dioxide Utilization (CDU): Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) using CO2. Mineral carbonation. Biological utilization, Carbon Dioxide Storage (CCS - Storage): Geological storage options: Saline aquifers, unmineable coal seams. Storage mechanisms: Structural, residual, solubility, mineral trapping, Integrated CCUS Systems and Policy: Techno-economic analysis of CCUS projects. Cost of electricity from CCUS power plants. Government policies, incentives, and regulations for clean coal and CCUS. Future outlook and research directions in clean coal technology.

Unit5

Unit 5: Wastes and Pollutants

Characterization, impacts, control, treatment and safe disposal of wastes and pollutants released from various stages of clean coal technologies. Utilization of wastes and pollutants.

Course Outcomes (COs)4 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Students will be able to analyze global coal production and utilization trends, understanding the impact of coal quality on the selection of eco-friendly utilization methods.
  2. CO2Students will gain proficiency in evaluating the necessity, scope, and environmental implications of pre-combustion coal cleaning technologies, including their principles, operations, and performance assessment.
  3. CO3Students will comprehend the principles, operating features, and environmental benefits/challenges of various clean coal combustion and post-combustion technologies, enabling their selection and performance evaluation.
  4. CO4Students will be able to characterize, assess the impact of, and propose effective control, treatment, disposal, and utilization strategies for wastes and pollutants generated throughout the coal utilization process.

Text Books

  1. "Clean Coal Technologies: Beneficiation, Utilization, Transport Phenomena and Prospective" o Editors: Rajesh Kumar Jyothi, Pankaj Kumar Parhi o Publisher: Springer International Publishing
  2. "The Coal Handbook (Volume 2: Towards Cleaner Coal Utilization)" o Editor: Dave Osborne o Publisher: Woodhead Publishing (an imprint of Elsevier)
  3. "An Introduction to Coal Technology" o Author: N. Berkowitz o Publisher: Academic Press (an imprint of Elsevier)
  4. "Coal Preparation" (Often a multi-volume series) o Editors: Joseph W. Leonard, Joseph W. Leonard III o Publisher: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME)
  5. "Advanced Coal Preparation and Beyond" o Author: S. Komar Kawatra o Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  6. "Clean Coal Technologies: A Review " o Author: S.K. Singh and A.K. Singh o Publisher: academic or technical publishers in India
  7. "Coal Ash: Characterization, Utilization and Disposal" o Authors: S.P. Singh, B.B. Dhar o Publisher: Scientific Publishers (India) / NIPA (New India Publishing Agency) LAB

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 21, 22, 23 of the original AKTU PDF.

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