In August 1974, it was requested by the Combustion Department to produce a suitable char for use in their gas producer. It was decided to use Bank coal. The coal was washed at the Coal Preparation Pilot Plant on 19th Jul½ 1974 at a relative density of 1,475 to reduce the ash content in the final product to 11%. The coal was charred in the Institute's Rotary Carbonizer, i.e. Pancake oven, at the Pilot Plant.
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Myburhg, J. 1975. Char production from bank coal for gas producer. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13472 .
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