IPC Subclass
C10F DRYING OR WORKING-UP OF PEAT
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 1990
Classification Context
- Section:
- CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- Class:
- PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- Subclass:
- DRYING OR WORKING-UP OF PEAT
Description
C10F encompasses processes for drying and processing peat into usable forms, including mechanical dewatering, thermal drying, and subsequent treatment of dried peat. This classification covers methods to reduce moisture content, improve combustion properties, and prepare peat for use as a fuel or raw material for chemical products. Excluded are peat extraction methods (covered in E21C) and the production of specific peat-derived chemicals beyond basic working-up operations.
Scope Notes
Limiting references: Baling or bundling peat Extracting wax from peat Obtaining fibres from peat
Related Keywords
obtaining FUEL(S) from peatbriquetting, disintegrating, drying or moulding PEAT
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