Advanced Clean Coal Technology
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 142
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coal is as an abundant natural worldwide resource and is a reliable source of primary energy mix for modern lifestyles. The utilization of coal in every aspect of human life releases more than 40% of energy-based CO2 emissions and causes serious environmental pollution. Clean coal technology represents advanced technologies such as processing, combustion, conversion, and pollution control, aimed at reducing pollution emissions and improving utilization efficiency throughout the process of coal development. Efforts to create advanced clean coal technology have been taken, and remarkable progress has been made in recent years. The goal of this Special Issue is to setup a platform for researchers to present their recent progress on clean coal technology-related topics. This Special Issue may also enhance the scientific and multi-disciplinary knowledge and visibility of correlated research. It is also expected to illuminate future research directions concerning advanced clean coal utilization. We therefore invite papers on innovative clean coal technologies in the form of reviews, research articles, and case studies. We invite all scholars interested in coal research to contribute their state-of-the-art research findings. The proposed sub-topics of this Special Issue cover, but are not limited to, the following:
- Regional intelligent or advanced coal mining and processing technologies;
- Advanced coal pyrolysis and gasification technologies;
- Chemical and engineering basis of clean oil products from coal;
- Clean coal combustion and utilization;
- Smart and sustainable management and life cycle analysis on coal-based industries.
Dr. Guoqiang Cao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coal
- clean coal technologies
- gasification
- combustion
- pyrolysis
- hydrogenation
- carbon dioxide capture and storage
- life cycle analysis
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