Sustainable Management of Coal Preparation

Sustainable Management of Coal Preparation explains both the upstream and downstream of coal preparation, stressing clean coal technologies for coal utilization. It not only discusses the sustainability of coal preparation, but also considers the governance and management issues that come with fulfilling economic, social and environmental obligations of a sustainable mining operation. Divided in three parts, the book explains the preparation of coking and non-coking coal, clean technologies, the principles of sustainable management and emerging management issues. The inclusion of case studies also provides a practical perspective for the planning and design of coal preparation activities and environmental management.

Offers an integrated approach to pursue sustainable management between mining, coal preparation and final use of coalExplains the economic aspects of coal preparation in a modern/developing society with zero-waste conceptCompiles the best technologies from around the worldUses India, a developing country, as a case study to apply technologies where there is maximum potential for application and benefit

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