Methods and systems for processing solid fuel
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1. A method comprising:
- transporting a solid fuel through a solid fuel treatment facility;
detecting solid fuel that is thermally aberrant;
selectively removing the thermally aberrant solid fuel;
briquetting the remaining solid fuel to create a solid fuel briquette;
transporting the solid fuel briquette through the heat treatment facility; and
heating the solid fuel briquette as the solid fuel briquette is moved through the heat treatment facility to a pre-determined specified internal temperature.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention, a method of heat treating a solid fuel briquette may include heating the solid fuel briquette using energy from at least one of a heat furnace or an electromagnetic energy system of a solid fuel treatment facility as the solid fuel briquette is moved through the treatment facility to a specified internal temperature, and sealing the heat-treated solid fuel briquette in a vessel for a duration of time.
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1. A method comprising:
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transporting a solid fuel through a solid fuel treatment facility; detecting solid fuel that is thermally aberrant; selectively removing the thermally aberrant solid fuel; briquetting the remaining solid fuel to create a solid fuel briquette; transporting the solid fuel briquette through the heat treatment facility; and heating the solid fuel briquette as the solid fuel briquette is moved through the heat treatment facility to a pre-determined specified internal temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33)
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26. A method of heat treating a solid fuel briquette, comprising:
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transporting the solid fuel through a solid fuel treatment facility, wherein the solid fuel is processed with electromagnetic radiation to a desired percent moisture; detecting treated solid fuel that is thermally aberrant; selectively removing thermally aberrant treated solid fuel; briquetting the remaining treated solid fuel to form a solid fuel briquette; and placing the solid fuel briquette in a vessel until the solid fuel briquette reaches a predetermined specified internal temperature. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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