EFFECT OF DRYING METHOD ON MESOPOROSITY OF RESORCINOL-FORMALDEHYDE DRYGEL AND CARBON GEL

Resorcinol-formaldehyde hydrogels were synthesized by sol-gel polycondensation of resorcinol with formaldehyde in a slightly basic aqueous solution. RF cryogels, RF xerogels, and RF xerogels (MW gels) were respectively prepared from RF hydrogels by freeze drying, hot air drying, and microwave drying. Carbon cryogels, carbon xerogels and carbon MW gels were subsequently obtained by pyrolyzing RF drygels in an inert atmosphere. Freeze drying and microwave drying were effective to prepare mesoporous RF drygels and carbon gels. RF cryogels and carbon cryogels showed high mesoporosity over wide ranges of the molar ratio of resorcinol to catalyst (R/C) and the ratio of resorcinol to water (R/W) used in sol-gel polycondensation. Although RF xerogels had a few mesopores, carbon xerogels had no mesopores. RF MW gels and carbon MW gels showed mesoporosity if appropriate values of R/C and R/W were selected.     

Development of an experimental technique for oil recovery during biomass pyrolysis

A new system to collect and analyse some of the condensable products of biomass pyrolysis is developed and tested. Pyrolysis of olive stone, oak pellet, pine pellet and major components of biomass (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) is performed by means of a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Some of the pyrolysis oil generated during the pyrolysis process condenses on an aluminium ring located in the gas exhaust of the device. The validity and repeatability of the method were shown when a similar oil mass was collected when the test conditions were repeated with the same material. In the biomass experiments, a larger amount of oil was collected from pellet samples, which have the highest cellulose content. This is consistent with the pure component experiments, as avicel cellulose shows the highest depositions. The depositions of the pure components show greater percentage of oil deposited than those of the biomass samples. The results reveal the important influence that the compositions of the biomass and the interactions among its major components have on the composition and quantity in the final deposit. Finally, the differences between deposits from biomass and deposits from mixed components were revealed by an FTIR analysis of the liquid products.     

Kinetic model and prediction for coal hydrogasification

Coal hydrogasification is a key component of zero emission coal (ZEC) power generation system which discharges little CO₂ and other pollutants at a thermal efficiency close to 70%. In addition, coal hydrogasification itself has many advantages. A hydrogasification kinetic model including ten homogeneous reactions and four heterogeneous reactions is established in this work and is validated against experiment data available in literatures. The validated model is then used to predict the effects of different reaction conditions including the reaction temperature T, the reaction pressure p_t, the H₂/coal mass ratio U and the reaction time t on coal hydrogasification properties. The results indicate that coal hydrogasification is facilitated by the increased p_t and t. When T is not higher than 1273 K, the gasification process is promoted with T increment. Increasing U can promote the coal hydrogasification process on the whole. When U is larger than 0.5, however, the coal conversion ratio (x_coal) will slightly decrease with U increment.     

An algorithm for the kinetics of tire pyrolysis under different heating rates

Tires exhibit different kinetic behaviors when pyrolyzed under different heating rates. A new algorithm has been developed to investigate pyrolysis behavior of scrap tires. The algorithm includes heat and mass transfer equations to account for the different extents of thermal lag as the tire is heated at different heating rates. The algorithm uses an iterative approach to fit model equations to experimental data to obtain quantitative values of kinetic parameters. These parameters describe the pyrolysis process well, with good agreement (r² > 0.96) between the model and experimental data when the model is applied to three different brands of automobile tires heated under five different heating rates in a pure nitrogen atmosphere. The model agrees with other researchers’ results that frequencies factors increased and time constants decreased with increasing heating rates. The model also shows the change in the behavior of individual tire components when the heating rates are increased above 30 K min⁻¹. This result indicates that heating rates, rather than temperature, can significantly affect pyrolysis reactions. This algorithm is simple in structure and yet accurate in describing tire pyrolysis under a wide range of heating rates (10–50 K min⁻¹). It improves our understanding of the tire pyrolysis process by showing the relationship between the heating rate and the many components in a tire that depolymerize as parallel reactions.     

A practical approach for modelling and control of biomass pyrolysis pilot plant with heat recovery from combustion of pyrolysis products

A pilot plant of biomass pyrolysis using pyrolysis products as fuel has been tested and shown to improve energy balance of the process and to be environmentally friendly by avoiding rejection of pyrolysis pollutants fumes into the atmosphere. The high number of parameters involved in a pyrolysis process makes it difficult to specify an optimum procedure for charcoal yield and pyrolysis cycle durability. So the knowledge of the essential parameters which govern the kinetics mechanisms of the biomass thermal decomposition and the combustion of pyrolysis gases is very useful to understand the operating cycle of the plant. In the present study a thermochemical model is developed in order to simulate and control the operating cycle of the system. The effect of the inlet molar air flow rate on the temporal evolution of biomass mass loss rate and temperatures in the different active zones of the pilot plant as well as the determination of the critical inlet molar air flow rate for which accidental runaway of combustion reactions occurs are presented. To avoid this accidental phenomenon a Proportional-Integral-Derived (PID) anticipated regulation is used in order to control temperatures evolution in the different zones of the device and avoid the runaway of combustion reactions.     

Greenhouse gas emission mitigation potential of rice husks for An Giang province, Vietnam

To evaluate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation potential of rice husk utilization, a life cycle inventory analysis was conducted for 18 scenarios. The allocation of fuels, other than rice husks, was decided based on the current demand for and supply of rice husks. To prevent the bulky nature of rice husks, briquette production is also discussed. In the power generation scenarios, the differences between two capacities (5 MW and 30 MW) were analyzed. The results of analysis reveal that CH₄ and N₂O emissions from open burning contribute largely to the current GHG emissions. Therefore, ceasing open burning alone has a large GHG mitigation potential. The use of briquettes, even though GHG is emitted during the production stage, can still contribute to GHG emission mitigation as the production is more efficient than rice husk burning or dumping. In the power generation scenarios, most GHG emissions were derived from the combustion process. Therefore, gasification which has a little combustion process is the most efficient GHG mitigator. Both the replacement of grid electricity by generated electricity, and the replacement of diesel oil by pyrolyzed oil show larger GHG mitigation potentials than what could be derived from open burning cessation alone.     

废弃物基活性炭吸附性能的影响因素

研究了以三种固体有机废弃物-锯木屑、纸张、塑料的热解产物（分别简称木炭、纸炭、塑料热解物）为原料，水蒸气为活化剂制备废弃物基活性炭时吸附性能（以碘值表征）的影响因素。结果表明，在一定的塑料热解物含量条件下，活性炭的吸附性能随木炭、纸炭间组成比的增加而增加，而在一定的木炭、纸炭间组成比下，吸附性能随塑料热解物含量的增加而减少；此外废弃物基活性炭的吸附性能随废弃物热解温度的升高呈现为先增加再减少的变化趋势。     

TBP／煤油热解焚烧装置设备材料的腐蚀

针对ＴＢＰ／煤油热解焚烧系统的一些可能环境，选取了不锈钢１Ｃｒ１８Ｎｉ９Ｔｉ和Ａ３碳钢等几种材料，在不同的料液组成，温度，试验时间等综合条件下研究了它们在料液中的腐蚀情况。在高温且有热解蒸汽的真实环境下研究了不锈钢１Ｃｒ１８Ｎｉ９Ｔｉ等几种材料的高温腐蚀状况。结果表明：不锈钢１Ｃｒ１８Ｎｉ９Ｔｉ在料液和热解气氛中皆呈均匀腐蚀，在料液中，其腐蚀速率随料液含水量和温度的增加而增大；在高温热解蒸汽中，其     

Dominant design variables in pyrolysis of biomass particles of different geometries in thermally thick regime

In this study, a simultaneous chemical kinetics and heat transfer model is used to predict the effects of the most important physical and thermal properties (thermal conductivity, heat transfer coefficient, emissivity, reactor temperature and heat of reaction number) of the feedstock on the convective-radiant pyrolysis of biomass fuels for different geometries such as slab, cylinder and sphere. The pyrolysis rate is simulated by a kinetic scheme involving two parallel primary reactions and a third secondary reaction between volatile and gaseous products and the char. Finite difference pure implicit scheme utilizing the Tri-Diagonal Matrix Algorithm (TDMA) is employed for solving heat transfer model equation. Runge-Kutta fourth order method is used for solving the chemical kinetics model equations. Simulations are carried out for different geometries considering the equivalent radius ranging from to , and the temperature ranging from to .For conversion in the thermally thick regime (intra-particle heat transfer control), it is found that variations in the properties mainly affect the activity of primary reactions. The highest sensitivity is associated with reactor temperature and emissivity. Applications of these findings in reactor design and operation are discussed. The results obtained using the model used in the present study are in excellent agreement with many reported experimental studies, much better than the agreement with earlier models reported in the literature.     

煤热解转化排放物对环境和健康的影响

讨论了煤热解转化过程中主要排放物对环境和健康的影响,诸如CS2、COS、H2S、NH3、HCN和BTX等排放物,其毒性对植物产生潜在的影响。文中列出中国发表的环境优先污染物“黑名单”。癌症是从事煤热解转化工厂工人的主要隐患。多环芳香碳氢化合物和一些有机化合物,如芳胺类、亚硝胺类和苯系化合物教师主要的潜在致癌化合物,文中讨论了其生成、分子结构及其致癌活性,并举职业危害为例证。