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http://dx.doi.org/10.5855/ENERGY.2014.23.1.058

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

Bungay, Vergel C. (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Song, Byungho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
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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: $K_2CO_3$ > $Na_2CO_3$ > $K_2SO_4$ > $FeSO_4$.
Keywords
lignite coal; catalyst; potassium carbonate; gasification; gas-solids reaction model;
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