General Description
Water-Coal Fuel (WCF) is a liquid fuel made up of a fine-dispersive mixture of coal powder, water and plasticizer. The physical properties of WCF are the same as typical fuels used in fossil fuel fired heating stations.
WCF = Coal (60%…70%) + Water (29%..39%) + Plasticizer (1%)
The physical and chemical properties of WCF bring about a high incineration efficiency of at least 95%. High incineration efficiency results in a lower cost price of 1Gcal of energy when compared to the incineration of original coal.
In addition, thanks to a high utilization of the fuel, there is a vast reduction in the volume of atmospheric pollutants. The residues from the combustion form a white / grey coloured conglomerate made up of the incombustible mineral parts.
This residue is easily extracted by existing dust filter systems and has a secondary use as a building material.
The main advantages of WCF, as seen above, are its ecological compatibility; a level which is unreachable by other kinds of fuel. There are currently numerous countries with very strong requirements for a fuel of this nature.
Thanks to reducing CO, SO2 and NOX emissions, WCF is viable option for countries / participants of Kyoto-protocol.
The history of WCF dates back more than 30 years to a time when the USSR government ordered the construction of a coal pipe-line between Belovo and Novosibirsk (Central Siberia). This task was successfully executed in 1989. Later WCF was successfully tested at several high capacity power stations.
Now, WCF is used at:
Tyrganskaya coal mine, Prokopievsk, Kemerovskaya region
Factory “Hleb” (“Bread”), Novokuznezk, Kemerovskaya region
Factory of mining equipment, Belovo, Kemerovskaya region
Advantages
□ Ecological compatibility – WCF reduces CO, SO2 and NOX emissions which are part of the Kyoto protocol
□ Non flammable – could be used on the ships
□ Can be produced from any quality coal – any fraction, any grade, even from coal mud
□ Cost price of 1 Gcal of energy produced by WCF is less than any other fuel
□ Transition from gas, coal and / or diesel is both cheap & quick
□ If required, a joint fuel structure between WCF and coal, diesel and or gas is possible.
□ Cleaning of the barrels used for the transportation of WCF is much easier when compared to oil barrels.
□ In case of leakage, WCF is completely harmless to the environment
Amalthea announces a new stage of CWS development: since the May of 2010 technology development is carried out through joint efforts of Amalthea and Effective Energy Technologies GmbH (EET GmbH, Vienna, Austria). EET GmbH is a private company established in 2010 and specialized on development of energy effective technologies in Europe and worldwide.
