Use of TG-FTIR analysis for characterization of fuels and resources
- Advanced Fuel Research, East Hanford, CT (United States)
Thermogravimetric (TG) analysis combined with Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) analysis of evolved products has proven to be a powerful technique for characterization of coal, source rock, heavy hydrocarbons, biomass, waste materials, and plastics. The TG-FTIR method can be used to determine the resource potential of a material, i.e., the types of products a material is likely to produce when subjected to processing by pyrolysis, liquefaction or combustion. It can also provide kinetic information for model validation or extrapolation and can provide the equivalent information to proximate and ultimate analysis. In addition, TG-FTIR analysis can be used to characterize the adsorbent potential and combustion reactivity of solids. The TG-FTIR method can provide this information in a more rapid, reproducible, and inexpensive way when compared to most other types of laboratory characterization methods such as drop tube reactors. This paper will review the application of TG-FTIR analysis to a number of fuels and resources.
- OSTI ID:
- 370298
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960376--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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