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Production of Hydrogen‐Rich Syngas from Lignite using Different Pyrolysis Methods
Author(s) -
Wang Qingdong,
Wang Guanghua,
Li Wenbing,
Chen Biao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201500479
Subject(s) - pyrolysis , syngas , hydrogen , yield (engineering) , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , materials science , hydrogen production , isothermal process , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
The efficiency of hydrogen production by the pyrolysis of lignite from Dongsheng in Inner Mongolia was investigated. Three pyrolysis methods, namely, temperature‐programmed pyrolysis, isothermal pyrolysis, and microwave pyrolysis, were applied and compared. The online analysis of the composition of the pyrolysis gas showed the effects of the different pyrolysis methods on the gas composition and the yield of hydrogen. The reasons were discussed on the basis of infrared thermography of the semicoke samples, FTIR spectroscopy, and SEM analysis. The microwave pyrolysis was improved by the addition of a shimming device to the furnace chamber. Consequently, the efficiency of hydrogen production by the pyrolysis of lignite was increased substantially, and the yield of hydrogen surged by 430 % compared with the yield for the original microwave pyrolysis.