ABSTRACT
Abstract: As it comes from the mine, coal is known as run-of-mine (ROM) coal and consists of a range of sizes from chunks to small particles mixed with some dirt and rocks. In most cases, this ROM coal needs some degree of preparation and beneficiation to meet certain market requirements as sizes, ash, sulfur, moisture, and heating values. Coal beneficiation is a generic term that is used to designate the various operations performed on the ROM coal to prepare it for specific end uses, such as feed to a coke oven or a coal-fired boiler or to a coal conversion process without destroying the physical identity of the coal. Coal beneficiation is now recognized as a combination of science, art, and engineering, recognized in its own right as a vital link between the production and marketing of coal.
