Lecture Plan Monsoon Semester 2023
Course Course
Name of Course L T P Credit
Type Code
OE FMO544 Clean coal technology 3 0 0 9
Course Objective
The main aim of the course is to give fundamentals concept of efficient way of utilizing coal in different applications
with minimum environmental impact.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to identify various techniques of utilizing coal for cleaner environment
Unit Lecture
Topics to be Covered Learning Outcome
No. Hours
Introduction to clean coal technology: Coal quality parameters Students will learn various
for utilization in thermal power plant, cement, steel and DRI methods of coal cleaning
plant. Precombustion cleaning, during combustion cleaning, methods and their merits
1 12
post-combustion cleaning, burning time, unburned carbon and demerits.
estimation and control. Biological and chemical cleaning
methods.
Emission control: Fly ash, SOx and NOx control strategies Students will learn various
during combustion and after combustion. Use of ESP, Cyclones, control strategies for
2 10
Filters and settling chambers. CO2 sequestration. pollution control from coal
based industries.
Coal gasification: Gasifying agents: oxygen, air, steam, Students will learn various
3 reactions involved in gasification. Effect of fuel properties on 6 fundamentals of coal
product, blending of fuels. Syn gas, Fuel gas. gasification technologies
Types of gasifiers: Fixed bed, moving bed, fluidized bed, Students will understand
entrained bed etc. Product gas cleaning and energy utilization, design and operation
4 5
removal of H2S, NH3, tar, suspended particulate matter. aspects of various types of
gasifier.
Other technologies: Underground coal gasification (UCG), Coal Students will learn other
bed methane, recovery of methane from CBM (Coal Bed utilization aspects of coal
5 Methane), CMM (Coal Mine Methane), AMM (Abandoned Mine 6 and coal based gases.
Methane), combined cycle power generation (IGCC), oxy-fuel
combustion.
Text Book:
1. Clean Coal Engineering Technology: Bruce G Miller, Elsevier Publications.
Reference Books:
1. Fuels and Combustion: Samir Sarkar, University Press (India) Pvt Limited, India.
2. The Chemistry and Technology of Coal: James G Speight, Marcel Dekker.
Distribution of Marks
Midsem: 30 Marks
Endsem: 45 Marks (Total Marks 100, to be converted to 45)
Quiz 1: 25 Marks (to be conducted during 27 June 2024 to 4 July 2024.
