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Coal represents over 90 percent of the U.S proven reserves of fossil fuels, and can serve as a source of synthetic fuel for the petrochemical industry as well as a source of electric power production and process heat generation. About one-third of the world’s coal reserves are present in the United States. The recoverable reserves of U.S. coal have been estimated to be 250 billion tons. Eastern U.S. coals are generally bituminous with a heating value of 10,000 to 15,000 Btu/lb. Bituminous coals comprise nearly one-half of the total U.S. coal reserves. The western as well as southwestern U.S. coals are mainly subbituminous (with a heating value of 9000–12,000 Btu/lb) and lignite (with a heating value of 8000–10,000 Btu/lb).

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    M. Rashid Khan

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  3. Advanced Fuel Research, USA

    Michael A. Serio

  4. Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, USA

    G. Todd Hager & Frank J. Derbyshire

  5. Eastman Chemical Company, USA

    Victor H. Agreda

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Khan, M.R., Parekh, B.K., Serio, M.A., Hager, G.T., Derbyshire, F.J., Agreda, V.H. (1992). Coal Technology. In: Kent, J.A. (eds) Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7691-0_17

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