We process low-calorific-value, inefficient and toxic coal and transform it into HYDROCOAL, a new-generation hydrogenised coal.
Coal is a solid, dark-coloured rock found between layers of sedimentary deposits and is rich in carbon and combustible gases. Coal is primarily composed of carbon, along with varying quantities of other elements.
Its principal component is carbon; it also contains varying quantities of hydrogen, sulphur, oxygen and nitrogen. Coal, a fossil fuel burned to generate heat, supplies approximately one-quarter of the world’s primary energy and two-fifths of its electricity.
Coal can be classified in various ways. There are four types of coal: ANTHRACITE / HARD COAL / LIGNITE / PEAT
The coal found in Türkiye is predominantly lignite, the lowest-grade type. Türkiye has a total lignite reserve of 15 billion tonnes. However, since 68% of these reserves have a low calorific value, the lignite produced is generally used in thermal power plants.
One-quarter of Türkiye’s primary energy and one-third of its electricity are generated from coal. Steel, cement and sugar factories use coal. Türkiye uses all its lignite reserves in thermal power plants to minimise hard-coal and natural-gas imports while meeting the needs of its growing population and economy.
Mining operations in many regions of our country hold millions of tonnes of coal reserves that have been brought to the surface but left to deteriorate in storage areas because they lack sufficient calorific value and contain toxic substances that prevent their use.
In the processes developed by Bauer engineers, low-grade, low-calorific-value, carbon-based coal undergoes various preliminary treatments according to its type and composition. After undesirable substances, compounds, oxides and toxic materials are removed and the coal is converted into high-grade carbon, it can be transformed through hydrogenation under temperature and pressure into HYDROCOAL, a new-generation coal with a high calorific value.
The objective is to process low-quality coal with a calorific value below 4,000 kcal using purification techniques, subject it to hydrogenation in reactors and regenerate it in granular form with a calorific value ranging from 6,000 to 9,000 kcal. The resulting product is intended to be more environmentally friendly, higher in quality and efficiency, and free from toxic and poisonous substances.
