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This study aims to investigate the changes in char structure during the pyrolysis in N2 and subsequent gasification in air at low temperature in a thermogravimetric analyser. The chars produced from the gasification of Loy Yang brown coal in 15% H2O balanced with CO2 at 850 °C in a fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor were used in this work. The evolution of char structure during pyrolysis and in-situ...
The different catalytic behaviour of solid acid catalyst and mineral acid catalyst towards the acid-treatment of bio-oil was investigated. The hydrogen ions in the mineral acid catalyst such as sulfuric acid homogeneously dispersed in the reaction medium made the conversion of main components of bio-oil including carboxylic acids, sugars and phenolics more efficient. In comparison, there was a steric...
This study aims to investigate the structural features of nascent char. Two nascent chars were prepared from the pyrolysis of Loy Yang brown coal and Collie sub-bituminous coal in a wire-mesh reactor by heating at 1000Ks−1 to 600°C. Structural changes in nascent chars were investigated by reheating the chars in N2 at low temperatures (≤600°C) followed by subsequent gasification in O2/N2 mixtures at...
This study is focused on the effects of char structure and alkali and alkaline earth metallic (AAEM) species on the changes in char-O2 reactivity for a Western Australian Collie sub-bituminous coal. The char samples used in this study were acquired from the partial gasification of the sub-bituminous coal in a fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor in pure CO2, 15% H2O balanced with Ar and a mixture of 15%...
Fatty acid has recently received considerable interest as a possible precursor for producing renewable hydrocarbon. In this study, we investigated hydrothermal catalytic deoxygenation of palmitic acid to produce paraffin over a Ni/ZrO2 catalyst with no or low-pressure (100psi) external supply of H2. The results show that the presence of water greatly improved conversion of palmitic acid and paraffin...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural changes in nascent chars during the gasification of two low-rank coals in CO2 at 1000°C and 1200°C. Western Australian Collie sub-bituminous coal and Victorian Loy Yang brown coal were heated up at 1000Ks−1 in He/CO2 in a wire-mesh reactor. FT-Raman spectroscopy was applied to understand the key structural features of nascent chars. For comparison,...
The structural evolution of nascent chars during the fast pyrolysis of a wood and two low-rank coals was investigated in this study. Western Australian Collie sub-bituminous coal, Victorian Loy Yang brown coal and Western Australian mallee wood were pyrolysed in a wire-mesh reactor that is capable of providing rapid heating rates (up to 5000Ks−1) and accurate holding time (in increments of 10ms) at...
Alkaline-promoted of NiAl–montmorillonite (NiAl–Mt) catalysts were prepared by ion-exchange method, tested in ethanol steam reforming (ESR) for hydrogen production, and characterized by a combination analysis of XRD, TPR, SEM, HR–TEM, EDS and N 2 adsorption–desorption. Characterization results indicated that the textural properties of the as-prepared catalysts are strongly dependent on the...
This study aims to investigate the importance of steam to tar destruction during the volatile–char interactions. Steam was supplied in the absence and presence of nascent char during the pyrolysis/gasification of biomass at 850°C. In the absence of char, steam has more significant effects on the reforming of large aromatic ring systems (e.g. >2 fused benzene rings) than small and isolated aromatics...
This paper reports an experimental study to assess the effects of CO 2 and heating rate on the characteristics of the chars formed in CO 2 and N 2 atmospheres in the initial stage of oxy-fuel combustion. The chars of a Chinese bituminous coal were prepared in a fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor at 900°C and their chemical structural features were further characterised with FT-Raman...
Char structure is one of the important factors influencing the char reactivity during gasification. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of gasification atmosphere and temperature on the changes of char structure during gasification. In this study, a Collie sub-bituminous coal from Western Australia was gasified in a fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor at 800–900°C in three gasification...
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