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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitri S Najjar, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
James R Pascoe, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Ralph Garcia, Gulf Port, FL (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
44 51 ; 44 53 ; 44 62 ; 44 77 ; 34-9 ; 34 12 ; 34 22 ;
Abstract
A method for preparing a high-solids concentration low rank coal slurry by dehydrating the coal, treating the dehydrated coal with a rehydrating inhibitor such as a (C.sub.3 -C.sub.12) alcohol and adding a surfactant to the treated coal, whereby the concentration of the solids is increased from about 5 to about 20 wt. %.