<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study was to analyse the steam gasification process of ‘Janina’ coal with and without Na-, K- and Ca-catalysts. The catalysts were physically mixed with the coal due to the simplicity of this method, short time of execution and certainty that the amount of catalyst is exactly as the adopted one. The isothermal measurements were performed at 800, 900 and 950°C and a pressure of 1 MPa using thermovolumetric method. The obtained results enabled assessment of the effect of analysed catalysts on the process at various temperatures by determination of: i) carbon conversion degree; ii) yield and composition of the resulting gas; and iii) kinetics of formation reactions of main gas components – CO and H<sub>2</sub>. The addition of catalysts, as well as an increase in operating temperature, had a positive effect on the coal gasification process – reactions rates increased, and the process time was reduced.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to analyse the steam gasification process of ‘Janina’ coal with and without Na-, K- and Ca-catalysts. The catalysts were physically mixed with the coal due to the simplicity of this method, short time of execution and certainty that the amount of catalyst is exactly as the adopted one. The isothermal measurements were performed at 800, 900 and 950°C and a pressure of 1 MPa using thermovolumetric method. The obtained results enabled assessment of the effect of analysed catalysts on the process at various temperatures by determination of: i) carbon conversion degree; ii) yield and composition of the resulting gas; and iii) kinetics of formation reactions of main gas components – CO and H2. The addition of catalysts, as well as an increase in operating temperature, had a positive effect on the coal gasification process – reactions rates increased, and the process time was reduced.

Examination of steam gasification of coal with physically mixed catalysts

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The aim of this study was to analyse the steam gasification process of ‘Janina’ coal with and without Na-, K- and Ca-catalysts. The catalysts were physically...

Examination of steam gasification of coal with physically mixed catalysts

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2019

Páginas: 51 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2019-0039

Palabras clave
coal gasification, kinetics, catalysts

© 2019 Katarzyna Śpiewak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Examination of steam gasification of coal with physically mixed catalysts

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2019

Páginas: 51 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2019-0039

Palabras clavecoal gasification, kinetics, catalysts

© 2019 Katarzyna Śpiewak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
coal gasification, kinetics, catalysts