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Coal combustion: Effect of process conditions on char reactivity

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6911317· OSTI ID:6911317

During the past quarter, we systematically investigated the effects of particle size, pyrolysis heating rate, and heat treatment temperature on the reactivity of chars. The results show that pyrolysis heating rates or particle size do not affect the reactivity of chars in the kinetic control regime (420[degree]C). High heat treatment temperatures (HTT) slightly lowered the char intrinsic reactivities. When the char particles were reacted in the regime of diffusional limitations (625[degree]C), a significant effect of particle size was detected. We observed that decreasing final heat treatment temperatures resulted in small increases of the intrinsic reactivity for the smallest particles. For the largest particles, however, the effect of decreasing HTT was dramatic. By lowering the HTT from 775 to 625[degree]C, the reactivity of chars at 625[degree]C increased by a factor of 6 for chars produced from 20--25 mesh coal particles. Finally, the shape of the reactivity patterns changed significantly as we moved from the regime of kinetic control to the regime of intraparticle diffusional limitations.

Research Organization:
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-91PC91307
OSTI ID:
6911317
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/91307-T5; ON: DE93004926
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English