coal utilization: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Cross-regenerative coke oven. (A) Cross section, showing the alternating arrangement of flue walls and ovens; (B) longitudinal section, showing (left) a series of combustion flues in a single flue wall and (right) part of a long, slotlike oven.

Schematic diagram of a fluidized-bed combustion boiler.

See All Images →

Topics

coke coal tar coal gas coal coal mining bituminous coal subbituminous coal anthracite lignite sapropelic coal coal classification maceral brown coal coal liquefaction