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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6165238 | Fuel pellet and method for its production An improved pelletized fuel consisting essentially of from about 70% to about 98% coal fines and from about 2% to about 30% waste thermoplastic polymeric material (plastic) and a method of producing the improved pelletized fines are disclosed. The plastic... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5916826 | Pelletizing and briquetting of coal fines using binders produced by liquefaction of biomass A coal agglomerate is produced by the combination of coal fines with a binder obtained by the direct liquefaction of biomass material. The direct liquefaction is carried out in the absence of oxygen at typical temperatures between about 450 and 700° F. a... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5766275 | Fireplace log ignition source and artificial fireplace log A fireplace log ignition source which if desired may be used alone as an artificial fireplace log. A plurality of flammable elongate ignition elements are provided, each being resiliently flexible and having at least one distal end which may be bent so as... | 06/16/1998 |
| 4681597 | Method for agglomerating powdered coal by compaction In its method aspect, this invention proposes adding water and small quantities of surfactant, such as dioctyl sodium sulfusuccinate, to powdered carboniferous material in a process for pelletizing the powdered material. In its composition of matter aspec... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4417899 | Self-bursting coal pellets and a method of making them A coal pellet which disintegrates in the presence of excess heat and comprises coal particles, water soluble binder and water. The binder is first dissolved in water and then coal particles are blended with the aqueous binder solution. The blend is agitat... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4389306 | Process for removing ash from coal A process for removing ash from coal comprising the steps of pulverizing the coal to fine particles, admixing water with the finely divided coal to prepare an ash-containing slurry of finely divided coal, mixing with the slurry an oil and seeds in the for... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4357145 | Carbonaceous pellets and method of making A method of pelletizing carbonaceous materials including bonding coal fines and lignite coal with a polymeric hydrocarbon binder having reactive sites thereon, for example, with tall oil pitch and the like. In the case of coal, the binder is applied by sl... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4326854 | Synthetic firelog A synthetic firelog is made by binding cellulosic particles with a combustible binder produced by the interaction of a liquid combustible by-product or waste product and a modifier, the resulting material being such as to be carbonizable on combustion to ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4220453 | Process for producing artificial fire logs Process for producing artificial fire logs from a mixture comprising wood material and a binder, particularly a resin binder. Each log is formed in an individual mold, and a batch of mix required for a single log is divided into two approximately equal po... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4156594 | Thixotropic gel fuels A thixotropic gel fuel composition capable of being used in standard type oil burners comprising about 5 to about 75 volume percent of a solid carboniferous combustible material suspended in a liquid fuel and about 1 to about 10 weight percent of a substa... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4102653 | Aromatic wood fuel briquette and method of making and using the same To smoke meats while they are being cooked with the heat generated from charcoal briquettes or other fuels, briquettes or sections of aromatic woods are treated to substantially eliminate flaming and control the rate of aromatic smoke and vapor emission d... | 07/25/1978 |
| 3988121 | Fire kindler Small, effective fire igniter tablets are provided comprising a major amount of a combination of wax and a cellulosic material powder in the form of a tablet or cylinder and a minor amount on and/or near the surface of said tablet or cylinder of an alipha... | 10/26/1976 |
