Chemical treatment of coal by grinding and aqueous caustic ...
Simultaneous grinding and aqueous chemical leaching, which is the principle of the process, enables us to reduce the sulfur content from the original 3.0 to 1.5% for GACL-treated Nováky coal and from initial 2.0 to 0.9% for Pittsburgh No. 8 coal treated under the same conditions. Changes in organic sulfur distribution were detected in both coals.