The invention relates to a process for carrying out strengthening circulation, stage 
grinding and quality improvement on lignite by utilizing 
superheated steam and a 
system thereof. The method comprises the following steps: (1) carrying out 
grinding on the 
raw material lignite; (2) burning one part of 
coal blocks / 
powder to produce high-temperature 
flue gas serving as a heat source and carrying out 
air separation and dring on the other part of 
coal blocks / 
powder requiring to be subjected to quality improvement; (3) in the process of 
air separation, adopting the high-temperature 
flue gas from the step (2), carrying out 
drying, separation and dust removal on the qualified 
coal blocks / 
powder conforming to the standard grain 
diameter after 
air separation, collecting the qualified coal blocks / powder, sending the qualified coal blocks / powder to the forming process, making the unqualified coal blocks / powder drop in a 
grinding ventilating device to carry out grinding and 
drying, then continuously completing deep 
drying by air separation and repeating the steps, wherein the 
oxygen content in the 
flue gas is less than 8 percent; and (4) sending one path of 
waste gas subjected to air separation and drying to the washing process and returning the other path of 
waste gas serving as a return 
tail gas part to the step (2) so as to prepare the high-temperature 
flue gas and carry out air separation. The process has the advantages of safety, energy saving, environment protection, high efficiency, stability and the like.