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Fluidized-bed combustion is described as a clean coal technology that removes sulfur from coal combustion as well as limiting the formation of nitrogen oxides. It involves suspending crushed coal and limestone in the bottom of a boiler by an upward moving stream of hot air.
Deutsch: Flüssigkeitsverkokung / Español: Coquización fluida / Português: Coque fluido / Français: Cokéfaction fluide / Italiano: Coquizione fluida /
Fluid coking describes a thermal cracking process utilizing the fluidized-solids technique to remove carbon (coke) for continuous conversion of heavy, low-grade oils into lighter products.
Filament is defined as a thin tungsten wire that emits light when heated by an electrical current.
Deutsch: Fossiler Brennstoff / Español: Combustible Fósil / Português: Combustível Fóssil / Français: Combustible Fossile / Italiano: Combustibile Fossile /
Fossil fuel means fuel that is in a solid or liquid state at standard temperature and pressure, such as coal, petroleum or any solid or liquid fuel derived from such.