Coal has been used as an energy resource around the world, primarily for the generation of electricity. The cleaning of coal by removing its unwanted sulfur and mineral matter components is utmost essential before the...Coal has been used as an energy resource around the world, primarily for the generation of electricity. The cleaning of coal by removing its unwanted sulfur and mineral matter components is utmost essential before their gainful utilizations. The ionic liquids （ILs） are considered as non-toxic solvents for using in different industrial processes. The effect of two ILs namely, 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoro borate （ILl） and 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium chloride （IL2） in oxidative de-sulfurization and de-ashing of two industrially important high sulfur coal samples from Meghalaya （India） is discussed in this paper. The maximum removal of total sulfur, pyritic sulfur, sulfate sulfur and organic sulfur are observed to be 37.36 %, 62.50 %, 83.33 % and 31.63 % respectively during this oxidative process. The quantitative diffuse reflectance Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy analysis supports the formation of sulfoxides （S--O） and sulfones （-SO2） and their subsequent removal during the oxidation of the coals in presence of ILs. The X-ray fluorescence combined with near edge X-ray absorption fine structure and scanning electron microscopic studies reveal the removal of mineral matters （ash yields） from the coal samples. The thermogravimetric analysis of the raw and clean coals indicates their high combustion efficiencies and suitability for using in thermal plants. The method is partially green and the ILs could be recovered and reused in the process.展开更多
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and constant heating rate experiments were performed to study the low temperature oxidation of coal treated by an ionic liquid,1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride.The ine...Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and constant heating rate experiments were performed to study the low temperature oxidation of coal treated by an ionic liquid,1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride.The inerting effect of the ionic liquid toward the low temperature oxidation process is discussed.The results show that:(1) The hydroxyl content associated with hydrogen bonds,the aliphatic methyl content,the methylene group content,and the ether oxygen bond content are reduced in the treated coal.At the same time the content of aromatic C@C bonds is constant but these chemical bonds weaken and some substituted aromatic hydrocarbon content increases while other types decrease.This demonstrates that(AMIm)Cl dissolves and destroys the coal surface microstructure;(2) The oxygen consumption of the treated coal is less than what is seen in raw coal.The CO,CO 2,C 2 H 4,and C 2 H 6 content from the treated coal is reduced compared to the untreated coal;(3) The apparent activation energy for the oxidizing reaction is different in the treated and raw coals.Micro-structural changes and macroscopic gas production allow us to conclude that(AMIm)Cl can effectively inhibit low temperature oxidation of coal.展开更多
In order to reduce the hazard of coal spontaneous combustion,the cross-linking reaction between O-containing functional groups of coal should be inhibited.So the inhibitory effect of an ionic liquid(IL) on the cross-l...In order to reduce the hazard of coal spontaneous combustion,the cross-linking reaction between O-containing functional groups of coal should be inhibited.So the inhibitory effect of an ionic liquid(IL) on the cross-linking reaction was studied.The O-containing functional groups change the weight loss and H_2O,CO_2,CO yields of bituminous coal before and after[H0Emim][BF_4]and[Amim]Cl pre-treatment and were detected by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy(FT1R) and Thermo Gravimetric(TC) analysis.The results show that | AmimjCI has a weaker ability to inhibit the cross-linking reaction of bituminous coal compared to[HOEmim][BF_4].Besides,based on Quantum Chemistry calculation,it was found that the different inhibiting effects of |H0Emim][BF_4]and[Amim]Cl are greatly related to their anions and the H linked with C2 atom on the imidazole ring.The H-donor ability of coal will be enhanced by[HOEmim][BF_4]leading to a weaker cross-linking reaction of coal.展开更多
Coal sludge slurry(CSS) is an alternative fuel and a potential competitive method for sludge reduction.Based on the researches of coal water slurry, we studied CSSs by using a wet-grinding process with different types...Coal sludge slurry(CSS) is an alternative fuel and a potential competitive method for sludge reduction.Based on the researches of coal water slurry, we studied CSSs by using a wet-grinding process with different types of regional municipal sludge(sludge) in an orthogonal experiment. The sludge type,sludge mixing proportion, dosage of dispersant, and grinding time were tested in this study. The results show that water content and its occurrence characteristics in the sludge have primary hindering influences on slurry ability. The range of fixed-viscosity concentrations with raw wet sludge is from 50.78%to 44.40%(by weight), while the range is from 53.35% to 51.51%(by weight) with dry sludge. All of the CSSs exhibit shear-thinning behaviors with different variation trends, especially the CSSs with more than 15%(by weight) raw wet sludge in it. Adding the same proportion of raw wet sludge increases the thixotropic properties of CSSs and the highest area of thixotropy loop is 3065 Pa/s, while the highest value of dry sludge is 1798 Pa/s. Hydrophilic group plays an important role in adsorbing water and building three-dimension networks with other particles, which is the main reason for CSS properties.Therefore, the mechanism can be used to find the way for making high quality CSS.展开更多
Coal-water slurry, a ncw liquid fuel, began to appcar during the world-wide petroleum crisis in the seventies of this century. Its applications to substitute petroleum drew great attention on the investigations of its...Coal-water slurry, a ncw liquid fuel, began to appcar during the world-wide petroleum crisis in the seventies of this century. Its applications to substitute petroleum drew great attention on the investigations of its preparation, combustion and transportation, etc. The rheological behavior is an important quality index for the fuel. However, the conventional viscosimeters designed for true fluids are not suited to the high concentrated slurry due to the complicated rheological bchavior. A special viscosimeter of tube type was rcpresented, which was designed and set up by the authors for the measurement of the theology of high concentrated coal-water slurry and experiments were conducted with two kinds of slurries from P. R. China. In consideration of the wall sliD effects the correction of the experimental data were made.展开更多
Kaolinite,as a mineral in fine coal,has an important influence on the flotation of coal particles.In this study,the effects of ultrafine kaolinite particles on the flotation recovery of coal particles were investigate...Kaolinite,as a mineral in fine coal,has an important influence on the flotation of coal particles.In this study,the effects of ultrafine kaolinite particles on the flotation recovery of coal particles were investigated.Flotation tests were carried out using a mixture of coal particles and different amounts of ultrafine kaolinite particles.Combined with the Stefan–Reynold theory,the effect of liquid film drainage rate between coal bubbles in a kaolinite suspension was calculated.The yield of flotation clean coal increases quickly with the increasing content of ultrafine kaolinite particles.The ultrafine kaolinite particles can reduce the surface tension of the suspension,weaken the bubble coalescence,and stabilize the structure of the froth layer.In addition,the ultrafine kaolinite particles increase the apparent viscosity of the flotation pulp slightly.It is concluded that the role of ultrafine kaolinite particles on the positive effect of froth properties conceals the negative effect on the liquid film drainage rate between coal particles and bubbles caused by the kaolinite particles,which ultimately leads to an increasing yield of clean coal with an increasing content of kaolinite particles.This study is important for understanding the influence of ultrafine kaolinite on coal particle flotation.展开更多
An apparatus for measuring coal slurry at coal liquefaction condition were made. A calculation method, power number method, which suits for this apparatus were developed. The measuring range is: Re<300, during this...An apparatus for measuring coal slurry at coal liquefaction condition were made. A calculation method, power number method, which suits for this apparatus were developed. The measuring range is: Re<300, during this range, the method works well. Glycerin was taken as a standard reagent to check the reliability of the apparatus and the power number method. The results of viscosity data of a Chinese brown coal slurry were presented using the apparatus and the power number method. The viscosity-temperature curve was obtained. It was found that the curve is suitable for Vogel equation at 300 ℃.展开更多
文摘Coal has been used as an energy resource around the world, primarily for the generation of electricity. The cleaning of coal by removing its unwanted sulfur and mineral matter components is utmost essential before their gainful utilizations. The ionic liquids （ILs） are considered as non-toxic solvents for using in different industrial processes. The effect of two ILs namely, 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoro borate （ILl） and 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium chloride （IL2） in oxidative de-sulfurization and de-ashing of two industrially important high sulfur coal samples from Meghalaya （India） is discussed in this paper. The maximum removal of total sulfur, pyritic sulfur, sulfate sulfur and organic sulfur are observed to be 37.36 %, 62.50 %, 83.33 % and 31.63 % respectively during this oxidative process. The quantitative diffuse reflectance Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy analysis supports the formation of sulfoxides （S--O） and sulfones （-SO2） and their subsequent removal during the oxidation of the coals in presence of ILs. The X-ray fluorescence combined with near edge X-ray absorption fine structure and scanning electron microscopic studies reveal the removal of mineral matters （ash yields） from the coal samples. The thermogravimetric analysis of the raw and clean coals indicates their high combustion efficiencies and suitability for using in thermal plants. The method is partially green and the ILs could be recovered and reused in the process.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51074159)The Graduate Scientific Research Innovation Programme of Jiangsu Province Ordinary University (No. CXZZ12_0957)
文摘Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and constant heating rate experiments were performed to study the low temperature oxidation of coal treated by an ionic liquid,1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride.The inerting effect of the ionic liquid toward the low temperature oxidation process is discussed.The results show that:(1) The hydroxyl content associated with hydrogen bonds,the aliphatic methyl content,the methylene group content,and the ether oxygen bond content are reduced in the treated coal.At the same time the content of aromatic C@C bonds is constant but these chemical bonds weaken and some substituted aromatic hydrocarbon content increases while other types decrease.This demonstrates that(AMIm)Cl dissolves and destroys the coal surface microstructure;(2) The oxygen consumption of the treated coal is less than what is seen in raw coal.The CO,CO 2,C 2 H 4,and C 2 H 6 content from the treated coal is reduced compared to the untreated coal;(3) The apparent activation energy for the oxidizing reaction is different in the treated and raw coals.Micro-structural changes and macroscopic gas production allow us to conclude that(AMIm)Cl can effectively inhibit low temperature oxidation of coal.
基金the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51304073and 51304071)the Educational Commission of Henan Province(Nos.13A440324 and 12B440004)+1 种基金the Open Projects of State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining,China University of Mining and Technology(No.12KF02)Henan Polytechnic University(Nos.B2012-068 and B2012-085)
文摘In order to reduce the hazard of coal spontaneous combustion,the cross-linking reaction between O-containing functional groups of coal should be inhibited.So the inhibitory effect of an ionic liquid(IL) on the cross-linking reaction was studied.The O-containing functional groups change the weight loss and H_2O,CO_2,CO yields of bituminous coal before and after[H0Emim][BF_4]and[Amim]Cl pre-treatment and were detected by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy(FT1R) and Thermo Gravimetric(TC) analysis.The results show that | AmimjCI has a weaker ability to inhibit the cross-linking reaction of bituminous coal compared to[HOEmim][BF_4].Besides,based on Quantum Chemistry calculation,it was found that the different inhibiting effects of |H0Emim][BF_4]and[Amim]Cl are greatly related to their anions and the H linked with C2 atom on the imidazole ring.The H-donor ability of coal will be enhanced by[HOEmim][BF_4]leading to a weaker cross-linking reaction of coal.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51204179, 51204182)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (No. BK20141242)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. 2014XT05)
文摘Coal sludge slurry(CSS) is an alternative fuel and a potential competitive method for sludge reduction.Based on the researches of coal water slurry, we studied CSSs by using a wet-grinding process with different types of regional municipal sludge(sludge) in an orthogonal experiment. The sludge type,sludge mixing proportion, dosage of dispersant, and grinding time were tested in this study. The results show that water content and its occurrence characteristics in the sludge have primary hindering influences on slurry ability. The range of fixed-viscosity concentrations with raw wet sludge is from 50.78%to 44.40%(by weight), while the range is from 53.35% to 51.51%(by weight) with dry sludge. All of the CSSs exhibit shear-thinning behaviors with different variation trends, especially the CSSs with more than 15%(by weight) raw wet sludge in it. Adding the same proportion of raw wet sludge increases the thixotropic properties of CSSs and the highest area of thixotropy loop is 3065 Pa/s, while the highest value of dry sludge is 1798 Pa/s. Hydrophilic group plays an important role in adsorbing water and building three-dimension networks with other particles, which is the main reason for CSS properties.Therefore, the mechanism can be used to find the way for making high quality CSS.
文摘Coal-water slurry, a ncw liquid fuel, began to appcar during the world-wide petroleum crisis in the seventies of this century. Its applications to substitute petroleum drew great attention on the investigations of its preparation, combustion and transportation, etc. The rheological behavior is an important quality index for the fuel. However, the conventional viscosimeters designed for true fluids are not suited to the high concentrated slurry due to the complicated rheological bchavior. A special viscosimeter of tube type was rcpresented, which was designed and set up by the authors for the measurement of the theology of high concentrated coal-water slurry and experiments were conducted with two kinds of slurries from P. R. China. In consideration of the wall sliD effects the correction of the experimental data were made.
文摘Kaolinite,as a mineral in fine coal,has an important influence on the flotation of coal particles.In this study,the effects of ultrafine kaolinite particles on the flotation recovery of coal particles were investigated.Flotation tests were carried out using a mixture of coal particles and different amounts of ultrafine kaolinite particles.Combined with the Stefan–Reynold theory,the effect of liquid film drainage rate between coal bubbles in a kaolinite suspension was calculated.The yield of flotation clean coal increases quickly with the increasing content of ultrafine kaolinite particles.The ultrafine kaolinite particles can reduce the surface tension of the suspension,weaken the bubble coalescence,and stabilize the structure of the froth layer.In addition,the ultrafine kaolinite particles increase the apparent viscosity of the flotation pulp slightly.It is concluded that the role of ultrafine kaolinite particles on the positive effect of froth properties conceals the negative effect on the liquid film drainage rate between coal particles and bubbles caused by the kaolinite particles,which ultimately leads to an increasing yield of clean coal with an increasing content of kaolinite particles.This study is important for understanding the influence of ultrafine kaolinite on coal particle flotation.
文摘An apparatus for measuring coal slurry at coal liquefaction condition were made. A calculation method, power number method, which suits for this apparatus were developed. The measuring range is: Re<300, during this range, the method works well. Glycerin was taken as a standard reagent to check the reliability of the apparatus and the power number method. The results of viscosity data of a Chinese brown coal slurry were presented using the apparatus and the power number method. The viscosity-temperature curve was obtained. It was found that the curve is suitable for Vogel equation at 300 ℃.
