And the TOTAL Programme for Advancement
have pleasure in presenting
a Short Course
on
COAL SAMPLING AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT:
With a Review of
COAL UTILISATION:
International Clean Coal Developments, Current Trends and
Future Opportunities
DATE
16-20 FEBRUARY 2015
VENUE:
The Wits Sports Admin Building
Sturrock Park
West Campus,
Empire Road/corner Jan Smuts Ave, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
OBJECTIVES: Part 1 - Coal Sampling and Quality Assessment
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To provide a foundation course for those involved in coal production and utilisation
To provide a sound basis for coal sampling in a variety of industrial situations
To introduce both conventional and advanced analytical techniques
To apply these techniques to ensure optimum utilisation, maximum process efficiency and
responsible environmental protection of the region's coal resources and reserves
OBJECTIVES: Part 2 - Coal Utilisation with International Developments
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To summarise coal utilisation technologies, their processes and products
To provide international trends in trade and utilisation,
To explain the latest developments in clean coal technologies
To outline impending constraints and future opportunities in coal utilisation
To present three energy-based case studies – China, India and Europe in current times
GUEST LECTURER for Part 2
PROFESSOR MICHEL VALDELIEVRE
TOTAL Professor in the TOTAL Programme for Advanced Education
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
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New entrants in the coal mining world
Analytical laboratory staff
Exploration and mine geologists
Mineral resource managers,
Mine planning and mining engineers
Coal processing engineers
Marketing managers and those trading in coal
Power generation managers and boiler plant engineers
Senior technical staff in industrial companies using coal
Engineering manufacturers
Environmental managers, scientists and engineers
Consultants, fuel technologists
Mineral / energy economists
Government personnel responsible for future coal/energy policies
Corporate CEOs and executives responsible for corporate policies and energy strategies
Academics and postgraduate researchers
COURSE PROGRAMME
PART 1 - Coal Sampling in Industry
DAY 1: MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2015
08:00 – 09:00
09:00 – 09:05
09:05 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:45
Registration
Introduction
Sampling and statistics – an introduction to the vagaries of sampling. Sampling
methods used during mining, storage in stockpiles and bunkers or silos, on
conveyors, on stationary belts and in falling stream mode.
Mr Alan Johns; ALS Witlab
Tea
Sampling during transportation by truck, train and ship. Sampling calculations,
variance and calibration. Bias testing of sampling plants.
Mr Alan Johns; ALS Witlab
Lunch
SANS/ ISO Sampling standards and reporting mechanisms.
Mr Alan Johns, ALS Witlab
Tea
Key issues for sampling and related analyses, new terminology and the
impact on international trade.
Mr Alan Johns; ALS Witlab
NB: Geological sampling is not included in this course; this is presented in detail in the next course
PART 1 - Conventional and Advanced Analyses of Coal
DAY 2: TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2015
07:45 – 09:00
09:00 – 09:05
09:05 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 – 13:30
13:30 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:00
Registration
Introduction
Prof R Falcon, convenor
Chemical and chemico-physical analyses including calorific value,
proximate/ultimate analysis, ash composition, forms of sulphur, ash fusion
temperatures.
Mr Alan Johns; ALS Witlab
Tea
Physical properties of coal including relative density, Hardgrove Index,
abrasion, porosity, free swelling index, coke strength and shatterability indices,
plastometry, washability tests and indices.
Mr Alan Johns; ALS Witlab
Definition of coal quality reporting bases, methods of conversion, calculation
and prediction. The impact of dilution, mixing and blending
Mr Alan Johns; ALS Witlab
Lunch
Advanced coal analyses with quality assessments 1: Composition of coal and
reasons for quality variations; anomalies and applications; organic and inorganic
constituents in coal, definition and relevance of rank, condition analyses
(oxidised, weathered and heated-affected analyses); distribution of components
in-seam, between seams and coalfields.
Prof R Falcon, Wits University
Tea
Advanced coal analyses with quality assessments 2: – Applications to mining
and beneficiation; impact of heating on combustion, forms of coke, char and
anthracite. Technical properties and potential performance. Application to trade
and utilisation.
Prof R Falcon, Wits
PART 2 - Overview Of International Clean Coal Developments:
Current Trends, Case Studies And Future Opportunities
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2015
08:00 – 09:00
09:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 13:30
13:30 – 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:00
Registration
Coal as Primary Energy: global resources and reserves; World producers; the
Coal Chain; Seaborne Flow and markets.
Prof M Valdelievre, TOTAL TPA
Tea
Industrial coal processes: power generation, conversions coal-to-liquids (CTL);
gas-to-liquids (GTL); metallurgical industry and cement manufacture.
Prof M Valdelievre, TOTAL TPA
Lunch
Coal beneficiation 1 – physical properties of coal, mineral liberation, methods to
upgrade and beneficiate coal.
Mr Lionel Falcon; Wits University
Tea
Coal beneficiation 2 - washability tests, compilation and interpretation of
washability tables.
Mr Lionel Falcon; Wits University
PART 2: Overview of International Clean Coal Developments:
Current Trends, Case Studies and Future Opportunities
DAY 4: THURSDAY 19 February 2015
08:00 – 09:00
09:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 13:00
13:30 – 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:00
Registration
Industrial coal combustion: combustion features; examples of industrial
Combustion Technologies: PC, CFBC, IGCC.
Prof M Valdelievre, TOTAL TPA
Tea
Greenhouse gas emissions and their problems; CO² Reduction - capture and
storage CCS. Progress and issues.
Prof M Valdelievre, TOTAL TPA
Lunch
Advanced laboratory and pilot scale test facilities for combustion and
gasification.
Prof R Falcon. Wits University
Tea
Advanced laboratory and pilot scale test facilities for combustion and
gasification.
Prof R Falcon. Wits University
PART 2 - Overview of International Clean Coal Developments:
Current Trends, Case Studies and Future Opportunities
DAY 5: FRIDAY 20 February 2015
08:00 – 08:30
Registration
Coal-fired Power Generation Problems: Issues and the future; alternative
schemes. Gas, nuclear and renewables.
Prof M Valdelievre, TOTAL TPA
Tea
Coal cases under review:
 China and India: trends and outlooks
 USA and Shale gas: a success story with short term consequences
 Fukushima syndrome: impact on Germany, France and Japan and their
power mix.
Prof M Valdelievre, TOTAL TPA
Lunch
Principles of coal selection, blending and specification for trade and
marketing purposes. Latest ISO coal classification standards.
Prof R Falcon Wits.
Tea
Final Group Discussion: Summary and closure.
Prof R Falcon Wits
09:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:30
FORTHCOMING COAL SCHOOLS in 2015
1
Feb 16-20
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Coal Sampling and Quality Assessment
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CHMT 7005
2
March 16-20
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Economic Geology of SA Coal
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MINN 7028
3
May 11-16
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Coal Extraction and Exploitation
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MINN 7047
4
Aug 17-22
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Coal and the Environment
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MINN 7048
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COAL SAMPLING and QUALITY ASSESSMENT
with a Review of COAL UTILISATION
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