Coal Production and Processing Technology

M. R. Riazi (www.riazim.com) is a professor and the chairman of chemical engineering at Kuwait University. He earned his M.Sc and Ph.D from Pennsylvania State University, where he also served as an assistant professor of chemical engineering. He has been a visiting scholar/faculty member at various universities in the US, Canada, Norway, and Middle East. Widely published, highly decorated, and a popular invited speaker/consultant, Dr. Riazi is the founding editor and editor-in-chief of IJOGCT (London, UK) and an editor of the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. He is an AIChE fellow and received a Pi Epsilon Tau National Petroleum Engineering Honor Society diploma of honor.Rajender Gupta is a professor of chemical and materials engineering at the University of Alberta. He has been involved in coal research from beneficiation to carbon capture for more than 35 years. He graduated in 1972 from IIT Kharagpur and earned his Ph.D from the University of Newcastle. Dr. Gupta led several research projects at the Cooperative Research Centres for Coal at the University of Newcastle. He currently leads coal research at the Canadian Centre of Clean Coal Carbon and Mineral Processing at the University of Alberta. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and presented in international conferences.

"… an up-to-date, valuable source of information on the core aspects in the field of coal. … provides a vision of the innovations and technologies that are shaping the future of coal. … of great interest and highly rewarding for researchers working in coal science, engineering, and technology, and for professionals in the coal industry. It will also serve as a stimulus to those starting in the field of coal."—María A. Diez, Instituto Nacional del Carbón-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (INCAR-CSIC), Oviedo, Spain"The chapter on coal liquefaction by Arno De Klerk is a superb job. I can certainly envision referring to, and citing it, in my own work. ... Undoubtedly the coverage of the book, in terms of the chapter topics, is very comprehensive."—Harold Schobert, Schobert International, LLC, Jordan, Minnesota, USA"... very interesting writing style, the content is compact, and it gives a very competent scientific intention and outlook for coal science and coal technology in the future."—Norbert J. Volkmann, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

• Nature and Chemistry of Coal and Its Products. Statistical Data on Worldwide Coal Reserves, Production, Consumption, and Future Demand. Geochemistry of Coal: Occurrences and Environmental Impacts of Trace Elements. Coal Reservoir Characterization. Drilling and Blasting in Coal Mining. Excavatability of Surface Coal Measure Rocks. Surface Coal Production Methods and Equipment. Strata Control for Underground Coal Mines. Longwall Production with Subsidence. Coalbed Methane. Health and Safety Issues in Coal Mining. Coal Beneficiation. Coal Combustion for Power Production. Coal Gasification. Coal Liquefaction and Processing. Coal to Metallurgical Coke. Coal-Based Products and Their Uses. Disposal and Utilization of Coal Combustion, Gasification, and Coking Residues. Environmental Issues in Coal Utilization and Mitigation Measures. Carbon Management in the Coal Industry. Carbon Sequestration in Coal-Fired Combustion/Gasification Processes. Coal Company Valuation, Production, and Reserves. Future Trends in Coal Technology.