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Title: Micropore growth model for endothermic gasification reactions under reaction control

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OSTI ID:6415768

In most microscopic type gas-solid reaction models, the micropore length is assumed to be constant and the gasification is assumed to enlarge the radius of the micropores. Several sets of published pore size distribution data on carbon activation were analyzed on the basis of the pore system in which micropores are assumed to be growing uniformly on the surface of spherical macropores. Mesopores are assumed to provide the connection among macropores. The analysis showed that micropore length did reach steady state within a short period of reaction time, and it then remained constant even after 85% of the carbon had been gasified. Furthermore, the gasification temperature is the major factor controlling the steady state micropore length.

Research Organization:
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
OSTI ID:
6415768
Report Number(s):
CONF-851123-
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual winter meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 10 Nov 1985; Other Information: 126E
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English