The invention belongs to the technical field of 
brown coal quality improving, and relates to a large-scale 
brown coal quality-improving process and a large-scale 
brown coal quality-improving apparatus. According to the invention, an interrelated large-scale continuous brown 
coal quality-improving 
system is composed of three modules which are a tunnel internal-heat 
drying module, an external-heating 
microwave destructive distillation module, and a powdery brown 
coal molding and 
drying module. Because of large-amount water discharging, a brown 
coal block large-capillary framework is collapsed, so that the brown coal is naturally broken into small blocks and 
powder without mechanical disruption. The small-block brown coal is subjected to 
destructive distillation under high-temperature hot wind external heating and 
microwave coupling, until the blocks turn into semi-
coke; water-containing 
coal gas, water-containing 
coal tar, 
anhydrous gas, and 
anhydrous coal tar are respectively obtained by 
destructive distillation. With a binder of the water-containing 
coal tar and coal 
tar pitch (one or a mixture thereof), the powdery brown coal is subjected to kneading and aging; the material is processed into granules by using a vacuum 
extrusion granulator; and the particles are processed by using a low-temperature 
microwave drying device, so that high-quality brown coal particles with high strength, low 
moisture absorption, and 
high heat value are obtained. The brown coal particles can endure long-distance transportation.