Role of inherent water in low-temperature oxidation of coal
Wang, H., Dlugogorski, B.Z. and Kennedy, E.M. (2003) Role of inherent water in low-temperature oxidation of coal. Combustion Science and Technology, 175 (2). pp. 253-270.
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Abstract
The role of water content in coal oxidation was studied using an isothermal flow reactor at atmospheric pressure and temperatures below 100°C. Transient rates of consumption of oxygen and production of CO 2 and CO were measured during oxidation experiments, by means of an online dual-column micro gas Chromatograph and an oxygen analyzer. Experiments were carried out with a bituminous coal at three levels of initial water content, i.e., 0.8, 2.0, and 3.0%. Comparisons of the rates of production of carbon oxides during the oxidation experiments indicated that inherent water plays a role in chemical reactions occurring during coal oxidation. It was also found that the rate of oxygen consumption decreases with increasing water content of a sample. The current observations suggest that inherent water present in coal pores may react with carbonyl species to form carboxyl species during the oxidation process.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Ltd |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/27664 |
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