Gasification reactivity and kinetics of typical Chinese anthracite chars with steam and CO{sub 2}
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan (China). Institute of Coal Chemistry
The gasification reactivities of six typical Chinese anthracite chars with steam and CO{sub 2} at 0.02-0.1 MPa and 920-1050{sup o}C were investigated by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The reactivities of anthracite chars during steam gasification were found to have a good correlation to the coal volatile matter contents. The higher the coal volatile matter content, the higher the reactivity. The difference in reactivities of anthracite chars during CO{sub 2} gasification seems to be more dependent on the catalytic effect of inherent minerals in anthracite. The results show that the greater the alkali index, the higher the reactivity. The reactivities of demineralized anthracite chars vary very little compared with those the undemineralized chars at higher temperatures, whereas the reactivities of demineralized chars from Jincheng and Rujigou are lower than those of undemineralized ones and the reactivities of demineralized chars from Yangquan, Hunan, Guangdong, and Longyan are higher than those of undemineralized chars at lower temperatures. The homogeneous model and shrinking core model were examined as ways to interpret the experimental data. The experimental results could be well-described by the shrinking core model for anthracite chars during steam and CO{sub 2} gasification. Comparison of the reactivities for anthracite chars during steam and CO{sub 2} gasification shows that the reactivities of anthracite chars during steam gasification are far higher than those during CO{sub 2} gasification. The reactivities of the former are about 10 times higher than those of the latter, and this ratio is far greater than that of the lignite and bituminous coal. The mechanism leading to this difference is discussed. 33 refs., 15 figs., 8 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 20762217
- Journal Information:
- Energy and Fuels, Vol. 20, Issue 3; Other Information: zhanglx@sxicc.ac.cn; ISSN 0887-0624
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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