Steam activation of a bituminous coal in a multistage fluidized bed pilot plant: Operation and simulation model

Martin-Gullon, I; Asensio, M; Marcilla, A; Font, R

doi:10.1021/ie950759x

Title: Steam activation of a bituminous coal in a multistage fluidized bed pilot plant: Operation and simulation model

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A hydrodynamic and kinetic model was developed and applied to simulate the experimental data from a three-stage fluidized bed pilot plant with downcomers. This was used to study the activated carbon production from a Spanish bituminous coal by steam gasification. The steam gasification kinetics, considering the influence of inhibitors, were also determined in a thermobalance. With the kinetic equation and the experimental solids residence time distribution of the pilot plant, the model simulates the overall process that takes place in the reactor. The proposed model is able to reproduce the experimental results satisfactorily.

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Martin-Gullon, I; Asensio, M; Marcilla, A; Font, R ^[1]

Univ. de Alicante (Spain). Chemical Engineering Dept.

Publication Date:: Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI Identifier:: 404563

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 35; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1996

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBONIZATION; CHARS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS

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                    Martin-Gullon, I, Asensio, M, Marcilla, A, and Font, R. Steam activation of a bituminous coal in a multistage fluidized bed pilot plant: Operation and simulation model.  United States: N. p., 1996. 
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                    Martin-Gullon, I, Asensio, M, Marcilla, A, & Font, R. Steam activation of a bituminous coal in a multistage fluidized bed pilot plant: Operation and simulation model.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/ie950759x

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                    Martin-Gullon, I, Asensio, M, Marcilla, A, and Font, R. 1996.  
        "Steam activation of a bituminous coal in a multistage fluidized bed pilot plant: Operation and simulation model".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/ie950759x.

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  title        = {Steam activation of a bituminous coal in a multistage fluidized bed pilot plant: Operation and simulation model},

  author       = {Martin-Gullon, I and Asensio, M and Marcilla, A and Font, R},

  abstractNote = {A hydrodynamic and kinetic model was developed and applied to simulate the experimental data from a three-stage fluidized bed pilot plant with downcomers. This was used to study the activated carbon production from a Spanish bituminous coal by steam gasification. The steam gasification kinetics, considering the influence of inhibitors, were also determined in a thermobalance. With the kinetic equation and the experimental solids residence time distribution of the pilot plant, the model simulates the overall process that takes place in the reactor. The proposed model is able to reproduce the experimental results satisfactorily.},

  doi          = {10.1021/ie950759x},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/404563},
  journal      = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
number       = 11,

  volume       = 35,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},

  month        = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}

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