Physicochemical structure characteristics and combustion kinetics of low-rank coal by hydrothermal carbonization
Nan Zhang,
Guangwei Wang,
Chunmei Yu,
Jianliang Zhang,
Han Dang,
Cuiliu Zhang,
Xiaojun Ning and
Chuan Wang
Energy, 2022, vol. 238, issue PA
Abstract:
To improve the quality of low-rank coal to meet requirements of blast furnace, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) was used to treat low-rank coal to analyze the change rule of physicochemical properties, structural characteristics and combustion performance. Results showed that with an increase in HTC temperature, the calorific value increased from 25.29 to 28.85 MJ/kg. The ash content dropped from 11.74 of raw coal to 7.16. In addition, the atomic ratio of O/C and H/C decreased from 0.21 to 0.79 to 0.12 and 0.56, respectively. Structural analysis revealed that the aromaticity was improved, but the aliphatic carbon content reduced. The coal property was closer to bituminous coal with medium metamorphic degree. The carbon ordering degree also increased, indicating an increase in energy density. Combustion and kinetic analyses showed that with an increase in HTC temperature, compared with raw coal, the combustion curve first moved to the low temperature zone and then gradually shifted to the high temperature zone. Furthermore, the comprehensive combustion characteristics were improved. And the burnout time, which had a certain relationship with ash removal, was shortened. The average reaction activation energies all showed a trend of increasing first and then decreasing, with a range between 114.2 and 147.6 kJ/mol.
Keywords: Hydrothermal carbonization; Blast furnace injection; Physicochemical structure; Combustion performance; Kinetics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121682
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