Transformation of the reabsorption characteristics of lignite treated by low and high temperature drying process

Abstract

The reabsorption characteristics of the lignite treated by low and high temperature drying process were addressed in the paper. The information about the moisture form, functional groups, effective water-filled porosities and equilibrium moisture content of the lignite before and after the drying process was investigated using Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and a self-made reabsorption device, respectively. The results show that the low drying temperature (140, 190, 230?°C, 10?min, N₂) has little impact on the effective water-filled porosities of the resulted samples, whereas it has a great influence on the main oxygen-containing functional groups, which amount firstly decreases and then increases with the drying temperature increasing. In the case of the lignite samples dried under high-temperature (600, 700, 800?°C, 30?s, N₂), the amount of the effective water-filled porosity of the sample decreases and the amount of oxygen-containing functional groups increases as the temperature increasing. The reabsorption capability of the high temperature dried sample is much lower than that of the sample treated under low drying temperature. The reabsorption characteristics of the low-temperature dried samples are affected by the amount of the oxygen-containing functional groups, while the effective water-filled porosity is main factor for the lignite samples derived from high temperature drying process. Moreover, the work gives a good evidence that the high-temperature drying process is an effective choose for lignite upgrading.     

Biodesulphurization of Hungarian lignite and sub-bituminous coal

The annual SO₂ emission is approx. 0.6 million tons in Hungary because of the high amount of sulphur in the power plant coals. Since Hungary has signed the European Environmental Agreement, the high sulphur emission has to be gradually reduced. To overcome the acid rain problem, the biodesulphurization of Hungarian power plant coals has also been started in Hungary. The R&D programe of biodesulphurization has been launched in 1990. According to our findings the biodesulphurization process is a suitable tool for reducing the pyritic sulphur content in lignite and sub-bituminous coal.     

Experimental and numerical simulation of lignite chemical looping gasification with phosphogypsum as oxygen carrier in a fluidized bed

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a solid waste produced in the wet process of producing phosphoric acid.Lignite is a kind of promising chemical raw material.However,the high sulfur of lignite limits the utilization of lig-nite as a resource.Based on fluidized bed experiments,the optimal reaction conditions for the production syngas by lignite chemical looping gasification (CLG) with PG as oxygen carrier were studied.The study found that the optimal reaction temperature should not exceed 1123 K;the mole ratio of water vapor to lignite should be about 0.2;the mole ratio of PG oxygen carrier to lignite should be about 0.6.Meanwhile,commercial software Comsol was used to establish a fuel reaction kinetics model.Through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation,the process of reaction in fluidized bed were well captured.The model was based on a two-fluid model and coupled mass transfer,heat transfer and chemical reac-tions.This study showed that the fluidized bed presents a flow structure in which gas and solid coexist.There was a high temperature zone in the middle and lower parts of the fluidized bed.It could be seen from the results of the flow field simulated that the fluidized bed was beneficial to the progress of the gasification reaction.     

ATP技术用于褐煤热解提质的技术经济分析

介绍了ATP(A lberta-Taciuk Processor)技术的发展历程及应用领域,提出利用ATP技术加工处理内蒙古褐煤的设想,并进行了技术经济分析,得出利用ATP技术处理褐煤的可行性结论。     

Removal of metal ions using lignite in aqueous solution—Low cost biosorbents

Turkish lignite can be used as a new adsorption material for removing some toxic metals from aqueous solution. The adsorption of lignite (brown young coals) to remove copper (Cu²⁺), lead (Pb²⁺), and nickel (Ni²⁺) from aqueous solutions was studied as a function of pH, contact time, metal concentration and temperature. Adsorption equilibrium was achieved between 40 and 70 min for all studied cations except Pb²⁺, which is between 10 and 30 min. The adsorption capacities are 17.8 mg/g for Cu²⁺, 56.7 mg/g for Pb²⁺, 13.0 mg/g for Ni²⁺ for BC₁ (Ilg?n lignite) and 18.9 mg/g for Cu²⁺, 68.5 mg/g for Pb²⁺, 12.0 mg/g for Ni²⁺ for BC₂ (Beysehir lignite) and 7.2 mg/g for Cu²⁺, 62.3 mg/g for Pb²⁺, 5.4 mg/g for Ni²⁺ for AC (activated carbon). More than 67% of studied cations were removed by BC₁ and 60% BC₂, respectively from aqueous solution in single step. Whereas about 30% of studied cations except Pb²⁺, which is 90%, were removed by activated carbon. Effective removal of metal ions was demonstrated at pH values of 3.8–5.5. The adsorption isotherms were measured at 20 °C, using adsorptive solutions at the optimum pH value to determine the adsorption capacity. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm was used to describe observed sorption phenomena. The rise in temperature caused a slight decrease in the value of the equilibrium constant (K_c) for the sorption of metal ions. The mechanism for cations removal by the lignite includes ion exchange, complexation and sorption. The process is very efficient especially in the case of low concentrations of pollutants in aqueous solution, where common methods are either economically unfavorable or technically complicated.     

Pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis of lignite and plastic

The study firstly discusses the pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and then investigates the pyrolysis of lignite and co-pyrolysis with plastic (polyethylene or polypropylene) in tube furnace. Meanwhile, the research focuses on the co-pyrolysis products under different mixing ratios as well as pyrolysis products at different testing temperatures and heating rates. The results show that higher final testing temperature and lower heating rate contribute to bond fission in lignite pyrolysis, resulting in less char product. In co-pyrolysis, lignite acts as hydrogen donor, and the yields of char and water rise with increasing amount of plastic in the mixture, while the yields of gas and tar decrease; and a little admixture of plastic will promote the production of gas and tar. Kinetic studies indicate that in temperature range of 530–600 °C, activation energies of lignite are higher than those of lignite/plastic blends, and as plastic mass ratio increases from 0% to 10%, samples need less energy to be decomposed during co-pyrolysis.     

SPNH（改进型）抗高温降失水稳定剂的实验研究

着重介绍了一种新型抗高温降滤失稳定剂ＳＰＮＨ（改进型）及其室内实验情况。结果表明，ＳＰＮＨ（改进型）具有降失水、降粘作用，抗温能力强，抗盐性好，热稳定性好，成本低，其效果明显优于同类磺化系列处理剂。     

Effects of CO Atmosphere on the Pyrolysis of a Typical Lignite

To reveal the effect mechanism of CO atmosphere on coal pyrolysis, a study on raw and demineralized lignite was carried out in a horizontal tube furnace under N₂ and CO/N₂ atmosphere. CO had a negligible effect on the char yield at low temperatures, whereas it enhances the char yield at temperatures higher than 550 °C. The release of tar was higher in the presence of CO above 450 °C because of more free radicals, which reduced low‐temperature crosslinking, and higher selectivity of hydroxyl groups to phenols in the CO‐containing atmosphere. The yields of CO₂ and H₂ increased, water and CO yields decreased under CO/N₂ atmosphere. Light hydrocarbon gases were not affected by changing the reaction atmosphere. The difference between product yields from raw and demineralized coal confirmed that the catalysis of inherent minerals had a great catalytic effect on the water‐gas shift reaction and Boudouard reaction.     

The effect of hydrothermal pretreatment on the structure and fast pyrolysis behaviors of ShengLi lignite

The structure and composition of coal determine its fast pyrolysis characteristics,and the study of the relationship between them can play an important role in the efficient and clean utilization of coal.So,in this work,hydrothermal pretreatment was used to artificially change the structure and composition of ShengLi (SL) lignite,which was used to investigate the influence of structural changes on pyrolysis.The physicochemical structure and composition of samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction,specific surface area and porosity analyzer,solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,and elemental analyzer.Pyrolysis experiments were carried out in a powder-particle fluidized bed reactor,and the distribution and composition of the pyrolysis products were ana-lyzed.The gasification activity of char was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis with a CO2 atmo-sphere.The results show that hydrothermal pretreatment (HTP) can destroy the cross-linking structure of SL lignite,and affect its aromaticity,pore structure,functional group,and carbon structure to change the distribution and composition of pyrolysis products of SL lignite,especially the composition of tar.Finally,the structure-activity relationship between the structure,composition,and pyrolysis characteristics of coal was comprehensively studied.