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CO 2 gasification kinetics of two alberta coal chars
Author(s) -
Kovacik G.,
Chambers A.,
Özüm B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450690326
Subject(s) - thermogravimetric analysis , char , kinetics , activation energy , wood gas generator , volume (thermodynamics) , coal , reaction rate , bituminous coal , coal gasification , chemical kinetics , chemistry , reaction rate constant , kinetic energy , chemical engineering , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , thermodynamics , catalysis , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
CO 2 gasification kinetics of chars from two Alberta coals (Obed Mountain, high volatile bituminous and Highvale, subbituminous) have been studied using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and a fixed bed reactor. Charification and gasification reactions were performed sequentially in both the TGA instrument and in the fixed bed reactor to simulate real gasifier operating conditions. TGA and fixed bed data were processed numerically to evaluate the kinetic rate of CO 2 gasification of the chars. Calculated gasification kinetics could be correlated using both the volume reaction and the grain models. Activation energies of the kinetic rate constants were near 200 kJ/mol for both Highvale and Obed Mountain coal chars using the TGA data. The activation energies calculated for the Obed Mountain coal char using the fixed bed reactor were about 250 kJ/mol. For all the cases studied the calculated activation energies were nearly the same for both the volume and grain reaction models.