| Source: | Idaho National Engineering Laboratory |
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| Date: | 10/1/95 Record No.: 10223 |
| Contact: | LaMar Johnson, 208-526-1157 |
Bioprocessing of Coal
Direct attack on the inorganic pyrite sulfur, applying a commercialized "bug" used for desulfurizing oil and coal. Italy has a pilot scale plant, but US coal companies are not interested in doing test-scale project. INEL has 100 lb./day test facility, but it's difficult and expensive to do a bioreactor cheaply enough to be practical ($2-10 per ton). Utility interest might get it going again. (Industrial Biotechnology)
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