Mining Methods
ICCI Research
Reports 2005-2006
Final Technical Reports for projects beginning September 1, 2006, in PDF format. Please note that some of the files are large, and it can take a few minutes to display. We recommend that you download the files and view them later. To download the document of your choice to your computer, right click with mouse on the link and choose the "Save Target As..." option. Projects that started after Sept 1, 2006, do not have interim reports. Starting in 2006 many projects were funded for more than the standard 12-month period. Final reports will only be available once projects are completed.
Mining Methods
| Project No. | Project Title | PI | Status |
| 06-1/ER12 | Cost and Environmental Impacts of Out-of-Seam Dilution on Illinois Clean Coal | Patwardhan | f |
| 06-1/1.1B-1 | Remote Underground Coal Mining B Phase 2 | Kroeger | ends 4/30/08 |
| 06-1/1.1D-4 | Effective Noise Control for Improved Health and Safety in Coal Mines | Pourboghrat | ends 4/30/08 |
| 06-1/1.1A-3 | Development and Demonstration of Alternate Room and Pillar Mining Geometry in Illinois B Phase II | Chugh | f |
| 06-1/10.1A-9 | Assessment of a Geophysical Coal Exploration Method in a Faulted Terrane | Denny | f |
Power Generation and Flue-Gas Cleaning, Mercury Emissions and Other Air Toxics
| Project No. | Project Title | PI | Status |
| 06-1/4.1C-1 | Long-Term Evaluation of Mercury Monitoring Systems at Illinois Coal Fired Boilers | Pan | ends 12/31/07 |
| 06-1/10.1A-1 | Limestone Fines - an Economically Viable Source of Sorbents for Desulfurization? | Lasemi | ends 8/31/08 |
| 06-1/10.1A-7 | Life Cycle Assessment of Mercury in Illinois Coals | Patel | ends 12/31/07 |
Coal
Gasification & Hydrogen Production
| Project No. | Project Title | PI | Status |
| 06-1/ER9 | Dynamic Modeling of Fluidized Bed Fisher-Tropsch Reactor | Mondal | f |
| DEV06-1 | 400 Million BTU/Hour Fuel Gas Production Plant For the Gateway Ethanol Project | d Ambrosi | f |
| 06-1/5.2A-1 | Dimethyl Ether from Coal Using Membrane Reactor Technology | Basu | ends 6/31/08 |
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06-1/5.1B-1 |
Coal Gasification Reforming Using Low-Temperature Plasma Phase II |
Roberts | ends 8/31/08 |
| 06-1/5.2B-1 |
Multifunctional Catalyst/Reactor Development for Product Defined Fisher-Tropsch Synthesis |
Wiltowski | f |
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06-1/10.1A-3 |
Feasibility Evaluation of a Direct Carbon Fuel Cell (DCFC) Operation on Illinois Coal | Sishtla | ends 3/31/08 |
Coal Preparation & Business Practices
| Project No. | Project Title | PI | Status |
| 06-1/2.1A-1 | Fluidized Bed Drying of High Moisture Illinois Coals Using Power Plant Waste Heat: Phase I | Levy | f |
| 06-1/2.1A-2 |
Application of Pulsewave Disintegration to Comminution, Drying and Cleaning of IL Coal |
Sumner | ends 6/30/08 |
| 06-1/2.1A-4 | Integrated Pressure Modulation for Fine Coal Cleaning and Dewatering | Malhotra | ends 2/28/08 |
| 06-1/2.1A-6 | Automation and Performance Improvement of Spiral Concentrator | Mohanty | f |
| 06-1/2.1B-1 | Motorless-Rotorless Cell Advanced Development | Manrique | ends 8/31/08 |
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration, Coal Bed Methane| Project No. | Project Title | PI | Status |
| 06-1/7.1A-2 | Prediction of Gas Quality and Flow Trend in Coalbed Methane Operations in Southern Illinois | Harpalani | ends 3/31/08 |
Coal Chemistry
| Project No. | Project Title | PI | Status |
| 06-1/6.1A-1 | Oxidative Hydrothermal Dissolution of Illinois Coal | Anderson | ends 12/31/07 |