KeLa Engineered Fuel is composed of recovered coal fines, recycled binder materials and as an option renewable biomass. The manufacturing process meters and mixes coal fines with binder materials and biomass, removes water, binds the materials together, and produces a pellet that is ready for immediate use. KeLa Engineered Fuel is robust, can be handled and stored like coal, is not adversely affected by water, and can be sold as a high-grade product.

The target products for KeLa Engineered Fuel are Stoker Fuels, MET Fuels and Steam fuels with biomass.

The benefits of KeLa Engineered Fuel to Coal Producers include - preparation plant yield increase, use of recovered coal fines, impoundment life extension, product handling ease, and a cost effective fuel that increases the value of the base coal fines.

The addition of the binders and biomass to the coal fines increases the yield of the preparation plant. Based on the water content of the fines and the amount of biomass added to the fuel, the yield increase can be greater than 30%.

The KeLa process uses coal fines diverted from preparation plant streams, recovered from waste impoundments, or from other sources. The fines can range in size from fine powder up to three-eights inch pieces, and can have a moisture content of up to 20% by weight. The product pellet typically has a moisture content of less than two percent by weight.

The KeLa fuel pellets are ready for immediate use and can be handled, stored, and shipped like coal. The robust pellets do not breakdown during handling or transport and are not adversely affected by water. Like coal, KeLa Engineered Fuel pellets can be stored outside in the weather.

The value of the KeLa Engineered Fuel compared to the base coal is enhanced by increased heating value, decreased moisture content, handling ease, reduced emissions, use of recycled materials, and the addition of biomass.