Dissolution of lime into synthetic coal ash slags
- Newcastle Univ. (Australia); and others
One of the alternate processes presently being investigated to produce electrical power from coal is Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC). The ash that remains when the coal is gasified in this process, is removed by granulating the molten ash at 1400 - 1500{degrees}C, To reduce the melting temperature of the coal ash to this level, a flux, usually limestone, is added with the cow to the gasifier. The rate of dissolution of the flux is uncertain. This paper reports the investigation of the rate of time dissolution into synthetic coal ashes, consisting of SiO{sub 2}, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} and CaO. Results previously reported have shown that the free dissolution of fine particles (50-200 {mu}m) is mass transfer controlled. To investigate forced dissolution, a high temperature viscometer was used to rotate a cylinder of lime in the molten slag for a given period. At temperatures between 1450{degrees}C and 1656{degrees}C, reaction products of 3CaO.SiO{sub 2}/3CaOAl{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 2CaO.SiO{sub 2}/3CaO.Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}/12CaO,7Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} form around the lime pellet. The concentration gradient involved in the mass transfer was defined, and initial studies of the diffusion coefficients were completed.
- OSTI ID:
- 430307
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960376-; ISSN 0569-3772; TRN: 97:000004-0035
- Journal Information:
- Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, Vol. 41, Issue 2; Conference: Spring national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA (United States), 24-28 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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