Evaluation of PRB subbituminous coal--petroleum coke blending on fouling and slagging
The effects of blending petroleum shot coke with two Powder River Basin (PRB) subbituminous coals on ash fouling and slagging were evaluated using two laboratory-scale (fuel feed rates of {approx} 6 g/hr and 2 kg/hr) combustion systems. Deposits from coal-petroleum coke blends of 100:0, 90:10, and 80:20 on a coal:coke weight basis were generated under fouling and slagging conditions. Measurements of fouling deposit growth rates and slag deposit compressive strengths indicate that petroleum coke blending with PRB subbituminous coal impedes the rate of ash deposition but promotes slag deposit strength. A vanadium K-edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy analysis of a fly ash sample indicates that vanadium, generally the dominant inorganic component of petroleum coke, is present in a pentavalent oxidation state (V{sup 5+}), most likely as a metal vanadate compound. Sulfur analysis of combustion flue gases and fly ashes indicate that petroleum coke blending promotes the conversion of fuel sulfur to inorganic sulfate (SO{sub 4}) compounds in the fly ash. V{sup 5+} catalysis of SO{sub 2}(g) oxidation followed by SO{sub 3}(g) reaction with lime (CaO) to form anhydrite (CaSO{sub 4}) is the dominant ash sulfation mechanism.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-93MC30098
- OSTI ID:
- 20013435
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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