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Comparison of catalytic activity through gas-solid reaction models in CO2 gasification of lignite with alkali metal salts and iron sulfate

알칼리금속염과 철황산염을 촉매로 한 갈탄의 CO2 가스화반응에서 기체-고체 반응모델을 적용한 촉매활성의 비교

  • Bungay, Vergel C. (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University) ;
  • Song, Byungho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
  • Received : 2014.02.05
  • Accepted : 2014.03.06
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

Catalytic gasification of a low rank coal- Inner Mongolian lignite has been carried out with carbon dioxide. The gasification reactions were performed in a thermogravimetric analyzer at temperatures of $600^{\circ}C$ to $900^{\circ}C$. The kinetic parameters were evaluated using three different gas-solids reaction models and the prediction ability of each model were compared. Among the models evaluated, the modified volumetric model was found to correlate best both the non-catalytic and catalytic gasification reactions. The theoretical models, homogeneous and shrinking-core models, were found to satisfactorily correlate gasification reactions for the non-catalytic and $FeSO_4$-catalyzed reactions. In case of alkali metal catalysts, the catalytic activity was mostly pronounced at a low temperature of $600^{\circ}C$ and observed to decrease by 50% as the temperature was increased to $700^{\circ}C$, and it remained nearly constant at temperature over $800^{\circ}C$. The order of catalytic activity was found to be: $K_2CO_3$ > $Na_2CO_3$ > $K_2SO_4$ > $FeSO_4$.

저등급탄인 내몽골 갈탄의 촉매가스화반응을 수행하였다. 가스화반응은 열중량분석기(TGA)에서 반응온도 $600{\sim}900^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 이산화탄소를 반응가스로 하여 실행하였다. 공정설계에 필수적인 반응 인자들을 도출하기 위하여 세가지의 기-고체 반응모델을 사용하였으며 그 모델들이 가스화반응의 거동을 예측하는 능력을 비교하였다. 사용된 모델 중에서 modified volumetric reaction model이 촉매, 비촉매 가스화반응의 거동을 가장 잘 묘사하였다. 이론적 모델인 homogeneous model과 shrinking-core model은 비촉매반응과 $FeSO_4$를 촉매로 한 반응을 비교적 잘 표현하였다. 알칼리금속 촉매를 사용할 경우, 촉매의 활성은 $600^{\circ}C$ 낮은 온도에서 가장 크게 나타났으며 온도가 $700^{\circ}C$로 증가하면 촉매활성이 약 50% 감소하는 것이 관찰되었다. 온도가 더 증가하여 $800^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 촉매활성은 일정해졌다. 본 연구에서 촉매의 활성 순서는 다음과 같이 얻어졌다: $K_2CO_3$ > $Na_2CO_3$ > $K_2SO_4$ > $FeSO_4$.

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