Appeal No. 1997-1464
Application No. 08/235,542
APPENDIX
1. A method for producing a coal product from raw coal,
comprising the steps of:
heating the raw coal in a coal dryer;
reducing a moisture content of the raw coal using said
heating step to produce dried coal;
cooling the dried coal after said reducing step; and
treating the dried coal after said reducing step and all
heating steps involved in producing the coal product from the
raw coal with a liquid comprising oil and molasses to produce
the coal product, wherein said oil and molasses are mixed
together before said treating step to provide said liquid used
by said treating step.
19. A liquid for treating a coal product, comprising:
a mixture of molasses and a hydrocarbon-based solution,
wherein:
said molasses is present in the amount of at least about
40% of said liquid by weight; and
said hydrocarbon-based solution comprises a hydrocarbon
portion which comprises at least about 40% of said liquid by
weight, wherein said molasses and said hydrocarbon-based
solution are mixed before being used in the treatment of the
coal product.
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