clean coal

noun — 3 senses

clean coal

noun
1

Any technology that may mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that arise from the burning of coal for electrical power.

2

Dated anthracite (a cleaner burning variety of coal, which is usually hard and bluish, with fewer impurities; making it acceptable for uses needing cleaner coal)

3

Dated coke (a coked version of coal, that has been cleaned of many of its impurities, making it acceptable for use in steel-making and other uses needing cleaner coal)

Related terms
bituminous coal, black coal, blue coal, brown coal, dirty coal, hard coal, soft coal, wet coal

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