The Coal Handbook, Volume 2: Towards Cleaner Coal Utilization; second edition, edited by Dave Osborne

Much has changed in the last 10 years since the first edition of The Coal Handbook. Coal will continue to be an important commodity for the next 20 – 30 years wherein this updated Coal Handbook is very much needed. Best practice and new technologies need to be shared in order to deliver environmental, economic and stakeholder performance. The future of coal is about competition in a low emission environment. Dave Osborne’s Coal Handbook provides facts around the coal industry and its components in a digestible form.

• Volume 1 covers: Part I outlines global coal resources and the associated social, environmental, and economic issues. Part II review of the science of coal technology, Part III covers coal handling and the supply chain.
• Volume 2 covers Part I: Present and ongoing trends in coal utilization, Part 2: - market aspects, major suppliers and users (including Indonesia & Australia), Part 3: - the future of coal.

The intent of the Coal Handbook is a valuable source of information for those who seek a better understanding of the coal supply chain, for those who wish to improve their knowledge of the coal industry as well as a stimulating source of coal references.

The book is by Elsevier & Woodhead Publishing, and available (April 2023) from the web as hard & soft copy; https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-coal-handbook/osborne/978-0-12-824327-5

Chapter Contents;

1. Social and economic costs and benefits of coal. Galena Williams.
2. Environmental issues: emissions, pollution control, assessment and management Peter F. Nelson.
3. Coal and “climate change” Chris J. Hamilton.
4. Coal wastes; handling, pollution, impacts and utilization. S. Jahandari, Z. Tao, Z. Chen, D. Osborne, M. Rahme.
5. The seaborne thermal coal market; volatile present and uncertain future. Samuel L. Grossman.
6. Value-in-use assessment for thermal coal Dan J. Eyre.
7. Value-in-use assessment of metallurgical coals P. Zulli, P. Goldsworthy.
8. Coal resources, production, and markets Cameron Tasker
9. Coal resources, production, use, and reducing emissions in Brazil J.G. Calderia, F. Zancam, C.J. Baldoni Gomes, G. Dalpoint.
10. Coal industry and the use of coal in the Russian Federation P.N. Kuznetsoy, A. Ilyushetchkin, D. Chupin, M. sukhorukova.
11. Coal resources of India and trends in utilization A.K. Singh, S. Bhattacharya.
12. Coal resources, production, and use in Indonesia Ian Wollff.
13. Coal resources, production, and use in China J.Mao, H. Tong.
14. Coal utilization for power and heat generation L. Zherg, J. Yan.
15. Coal use for iron and steel production in low-carbon transition scenarios. M.A. Diez, T.A. Centeno, A. Amado-Fierro.
16. Advances in pulvdrised fuel technology: understanding coal grinding, combustion, and ash deposition. L. Juniper, G. Schumacher.
17. Utilization parameters of coal for metallurgical applications Liming Lu.
18. Coal Utilization in the cement and concrete industries G.Schumacher, L. Juniper.
19. Coal gasification and conversion D. Harris, D.G. Roberts.
20. Industrial coal utilization: forecasts and emerging technological and regulatory issues. J.K. Alderman.
21. Future directions towards more efficient and cleaner use of coal. D. Osborne, C. Tasker, R. Simington, B.J. Arnold, M.A. Diez, G. Schumacher, C.J. Hamilton.