an integrated drying and dry - separating apparatus for upgrading raw coal includes a coal supply system , a hot air system , a drying system , a dedusting and exhausting system , and a dry - separating system . the coal supply system conveys raw coal to the hot air system and the drying system by a raw coal conveyer respectively . the hot air system is a heat source of the drying system . the drying system is used for drying and dewatering the raw coal . the dedusting and exhausting system is consisted of a deduster and an exhaust fan , and establishes a connection between the drying system and the dry - separating system . the dry - separating system includes a dry separator , a circulating fan , and a cyclone deduster , which is used for separating dried raw coal into fancy coal , middling coal and coal gangue . a method for dry - separating and drying raw coal using the apparatus is also provided .