The Coal Handbook: Towards Cleaner Production: Volume 2: Coal Utilisation

Coal remains an important fossil fuel resource for many nations due to its large remaining resources, relatively low production and processing cost and potential high energy intensity. Certain issues surround its utilisation, however, including emissions of pollutants and growing concern about climate change. The coal handbook: Towards cleaner production Volume 2 explores global coal use in industry.

Part one is an introductory section which reviews the social and economic value of coal, emissions from coal utilisation, the handling, impact and utilisation of coal waste, and an exploration of emerging and future issues around industrial coal utilization. Chapters in part two highlight coal resources, production and use in established markets as well as the emerging markets of Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, and China. Part three focuses specifically on coal utilisation in industry. Chapters consider thermal coal utilisation, coal use in iron and steel metallurgy, advances in pulverised fuel technology, and the evaluation of coal for thermal and metallurgical applications. Further chapters explore coal utilisation in the cement and concrete industries, coal gasification and conversion, and value-in-use assessment for thermal and metallurgical coal. A final chapter summarises the anticipated future pathway towards sustainable, long-term coal use, suggesting transitions that will be needed to ensure cleaner utilisation for many decades to come.

With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, The coal handbook Volumes 1 and 2 is a comprehensive and invaluable resource for professionals in the coal mining, preparation, and utilisation industry, those in the power sector, including plant operators and engineers, and researchers and academics interested in this field.

Reviews the social and economic value of coal, emissions from coal utilisation, and the handling, impact and utilisation of coal wasteExplores emerging and future issues around industrial coal utilizationHighlights coal resources, production and use in established markets, as well as emerging markets such as Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, and China

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Social and economic value of coal

Chapter 2: Environmental issues: emissions, pollution control, assessment and management

Chapter 3: Coal waste: handling, pollution impacts and utilization

Chapter 4: Future industrial coal utilization: forecasts and emerging technological and regulatory issues

Part II: Global coal production

Chapter 5: Coal resources, production and use in established markets

Chapter 6: Coal resources, production and use in Brazil

Chapter 7: Coal resources, production and use in the Russian Federation

Chapter 8: Coal Resources, Production and use in India

Chapter 9: Coal Resources, Production and Use in Indonesia

Chapter 10: Coal Resources, Production and Use in China

Part III: Coal utilisation in industry

Chapter 11: Thermal coal utilization

Chapter 12: Coal use in iron and steel metallurgy

Chapter 13: Advances in pulverised fuel technology: understanding coal comminution, combustion and ash deposition

Chapter 14: Evaluation of coal for metallurgical applications

Chapter 15: Coal utilisation in the cement and concrete industries

Chapter 16: Coal gasification and conversion

Chapter 17: Value-in-use (VIU) assessment for thermal and metallurgical coal

Chapter 18: Future directions toward more efficient and cleaner use of coal