Catalysis of gasification of coal-derived cokes and chars |
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Authors: | Philip L. Walker Shiro Matsumoto Tamotsu Hanzawa Takatoshi Muira Ismail M.K. Ismail |
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Affiliation: | The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University Park, PA 16802, USA |
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Abstract: | Calcium is the most important in-situ catalyst for gasification of US coal chars in O2, CO2 and H2O. It is a poor catalyst for gasification of chars by H2. Potassium and sodium added to low-rank coals by ion exchange and high-rank coals by impregnation are excellent catalysts for char gasification in O2, CO2 and H2O. Carbon monoxide inhibits catalysis of the CH2O reaction by calcium, potassium and sodium; H2 inhibits catalysis by calcium. Thus injection of synthesis gas into the gasifier will inhibit the CH2O reaction. Iron is not an important catalyst for the gasification of chars in O2, CO2 and H2O, because it is invariably in the oxidized state. Carbon monoxide disproportionates to deposit carbon from a dry synthesis gas mixture (3 vol H2 + 1 vol CO) over potassium-, sodium- and iron-loaded lignite char and a raw bituminous coal char, high in pyrite, at 1123 K and 0.1 MPa pressure. The carbon is highly reactive, with the injection of 2.7 kPa H2O to the synthesis gas resulting in net carbon gasification. The effect of traces of sulphur in the gas stream on catalysis of gasification or carbon-forming reactions by calcium, potassium, or sodium is not well understood at present. Traces of sulphur do, however, inhibit catalysis by iron. |
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Keywords: | catalysis gasification coal chars cokes |
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