Abstract:Pakistan is the world largest lignite bearing country in the world due to the Thar coal reserves. Sulfur contained in this coal need to be removed prior to combustion. Oxidative alkali leaching in dissolved oxygen technique was used to remove the sulfur from Thar coal. This method removed enough all three types of sulfur; about 90% pyretic sulfur, 78% organic sulfur and 50% sulfate sulfur and more than 82S% of total sulfur removal was achieved. Effect of various reaction parameters were observed, it was invest… Show more
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