PDF Coal Beneficiation Technology 2007 Initiatives, Policies and Practices
mined coal or reducing the associated ash or both. Two basic processes of beneficiation: Drydeshaling: Noncoal or shalycoal is removed without using any liquid media. Wet process: Coal is crushed to smaller size and put in a liquid media of adjustable specific gravity to separate the lighter coal (low ash) from heavier coal (high ash).