Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies

Structural changes in partially gasified char during low-temperature gasification in air were investigated using Fourier transform infrared/Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. Two kinds of chars prepared from the gasification of mallee wood in 15% H2O-Ar at 600 and 900 °C were gasified in...

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Main Authors: Wang, Shuai, Wu, L., Hu, X., Zhang, Lei, Li, T., Jiang, S., O'Donnell, Kane, Buckley, Craig, Li, Chun-Zhu
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74518
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author Wang, Shuai
Wu, L.
Hu, X.
Zhang, Lei
Li, T.
Jiang, S.
O'Donnell, Kane
Buckley, Craig
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_facet Wang, Shuai
Wu, L.
Hu, X.
Zhang, Lei
Li, T.
Jiang, S.
O'Donnell, Kane
Buckley, Craig
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_sort Wang, Shuai
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Structural changes in partially gasified char during low-temperature gasification in air were investigated using Fourier transform infrared/Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. Two kinds of chars prepared from the gasification of mallee wood in 15% H2O-Ar at 600 and 900 °C were gasified in air at 375 °C in a thermogravimetric analyzer, separately. The breakage of large aromatic ring systems, the consumption of cross-linking structures, and the formation of dangling structures indicated the destruction of the aromatic ring systems of char with the progress of gasification in air. In addition, the oxidation of char was very significant at the initial stage (char conversion of <10%) of gasification in air, which was mainly due to the newly formed aromatic C-O structures. The newly formed aromatic C-O structure was also mainly responsible for the continuously increased total oxygen content, the total Raman intensity, and the total infrared (IR) intensity of char with the progress of gasification in air. Moreover, because of the different structural stabilities between the char prepared at 600 and 900°C, two kinds of aromatic C-O structures were formed during gasification in air. Some could greatly enhance the Raman scattering ability, while some could promote the IR absorption of the char.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-745182019-03-25T02:05:40Z Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies Wang, Shuai Wu, L. Hu, X. Zhang, Lei Li, T. Jiang, S. O'Donnell, Kane Buckley, Craig Li, Chun-Zhu Structural changes in partially gasified char during low-temperature gasification in air were investigated using Fourier transform infrared/Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. Two kinds of chars prepared from the gasification of mallee wood in 15% H2O-Ar at 600 and 900 °C were gasified in air at 375 °C in a thermogravimetric analyzer, separately. The breakage of large aromatic ring systems, the consumption of cross-linking structures, and the formation of dangling structures indicated the destruction of the aromatic ring systems of char with the progress of gasification in air. In addition, the oxidation of char was very significant at the initial stage (char conversion of <10%) of gasification in air, which was mainly due to the newly formed aromatic C-O structures. The newly formed aromatic C-O structure was also mainly responsible for the continuously increased total oxygen content, the total Raman intensity, and the total infrared (IR) intensity of char with the progress of gasification in air. Moreover, because of the different structural stabilities between the char prepared at 600 and 900°C, two kinds of aromatic C-O structures were formed during gasification in air. Some could greatly enhance the Raman scattering ability, while some could promote the IR absorption of the char. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74518 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b02870 American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Wang, Shuai
Wu, L.
Hu, X.
Zhang, Lei
Li, T.
Jiang, S.
O'Donnell, Kane
Buckley, Craig
Li, Chun-Zhu
Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies
title Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies
title_full Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies
title_fullStr Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies
title_full_unstemmed Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies
title_short Changes in the Biochar Chemical Structure during the Low-Temperature Gasification of Mallee Biochar in Air as Revealed with Fourier Transform Infrared/Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies
title_sort changes in the biochar chemical structure during the low-temperature gasification of mallee biochar in air as revealed with fourier transform infrared/raman and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74518