In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char

Reforming of nascent tar from the rapid pyrolysis of a brown coal over char prepared from the same coal was studied at 750−900 °C. The reforming was very rapid and extensive, allowing only benzene (0.02% on a coal C basis), naphthalene (0.001%), and phenanthrene (0.0001%) to escape from the char bed...

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Main Authors: Matsuhara, T., Hosokai, S., Norinaga, K., Matsuoka, K., Li, Chun-Zhu, Hayashi, J.
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Published: American Chemical Society 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47733
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author Matsuhara, T.
Hosokai, S.
Norinaga, K.
Matsuoka, K.
Li, Chun-Zhu
Hayashi, J.
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Hosokai, S.
Norinaga, K.
Matsuoka, K.
Li, Chun-Zhu
Hayashi, J.
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description Reforming of nascent tar from the rapid pyrolysis of a brown coal over char prepared from the same coal was studied at 750−900 °C. The reforming was very rapid and extensive, allowing only benzene (0.02% on a coal C basis), naphthalene (0.001%), and phenanthrene (0.0001%) to escape from the char bed at an empty-bed gas residence time of less than 170 ms and 900 °C, respectively. Reforming even at 750 °C converted 96% of heavy tar (boiling point temperature >336 °C) into noncondensable gases and coke deposit over the char. Decreasing conversion of the tar into coke with increasing temperature suggested that the tar was reformed in a sequence of coking and steam gasification of the coke rather than direct steam reforming over the char. The reforming at 900 °C gave a negative coke yield due to progress of coke/char gasification faster than the coke deposition. Results of this work thus showed a possibility of complete tar reforming by intensification of contact between the char and volatiles even in the absence of a catalyst.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-477332017-09-13T15:57:07Z In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char Matsuhara, T. Hosokai, S. Norinaga, K. Matsuoka, K. Li, Chun-Zhu Hayashi, J. char pyrolysis coal in-situ tar brown coal rapid pyrolysis reforming Reforming of nascent tar from the rapid pyrolysis of a brown coal over char prepared from the same coal was studied at 750−900 °C. The reforming was very rapid and extensive, allowing only benzene (0.02% on a coal C basis), naphthalene (0.001%), and phenanthrene (0.0001%) to escape from the char bed at an empty-bed gas residence time of less than 170 ms and 900 °C, respectively. Reforming even at 750 °C converted 96% of heavy tar (boiling point temperature >336 °C) into noncondensable gases and coke deposit over the char. Decreasing conversion of the tar into coke with increasing temperature suggested that the tar was reformed in a sequence of coking and steam gasification of the coke rather than direct steam reforming over the char. The reforming at 900 °C gave a negative coke yield due to progress of coke/char gasification faster than the coke deposition. Results of this work thus showed a possibility of complete tar reforming by intensification of contact between the char and volatiles even in the absence of a catalyst. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47733 10.1021/ef9005109 American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle char
pyrolysis
coal
in-situ
tar
brown coal
rapid pyrolysis
reforming
Matsuhara, T.
Hosokai, S.
Norinaga, K.
Matsuoka, K.
Li, Chun-Zhu
Hayashi, J.
In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char
title In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char
title_full In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char
title_fullStr In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char
title_full_unstemmed In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char
title_short In-Situ Reforming of Tar from the Rapid Pyrolysis of a Brown Coal over Char
title_sort in-situ reforming of tar from the rapid pyrolysis of a brown coal over char
topic char
pyrolysis
coal
in-situ
tar
brown coal
rapid pyrolysis
reforming
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47733