clean coal en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) Any technology that may mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that arise from the burning of coal for electrical power.
- (dated, uncountable) anthracite (a cleaner burning variety of coal, which is usually hard and bluish, with fewer impurities; making it acceptable for uses needing cleaner coal)
- (dated, uncountable) 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)
Antonyms
lignite · dirty coal · dirty coal
Relateds
black coal · hard coal · bituminous coal · blue coal · wet coal · brown coal · soft coal · dirty coal