The effect of the textural properties of bituminous coal chars on NO emissions

NO is the primary product of the oxidation of char nitrogen, and in some combustion processes the NO can be reduced on the char surface to give N2O and/or N2. In this study a range of bituminous coals (low, medium and high volatile matter content) were pyrolysed in a fixed bed reactor at various hea...

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Autores: Arenillas de la Puente, Ana, Rubiera González, Fernando, Pis Martínez, José Juan, Jones, Jenny M., Williams, Alan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/103107
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/103107
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Char combustion
Nitrogen oxides
Texture
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Sumario:NO is the primary product of the oxidation of char nitrogen, and in some combustion processes the NO can be reduced on the char surface to give N2O and/or N2. In this study a range of bituminous coals (low, medium and high volatile matter content) were pyrolysed in a fixed bed reactor at various heating rates. Textural characterisation was carried out by measuring true (He) and apparent (Hg) densities and N2 (−196°C) and CO2 (0°C) adsorption isotherms. Pore volume distributions and surface areas were obtained for the chars studied. A thermogravimetric analyser coupled to a quadrupole mass spectrometer (TG-MS) was used to study the combustion behaviour of the samples and the nitrogen compounds evolved during temperature-programmed combustion. Results are discussed in terms of the influence of both textural properties and reactivity on NO emissions and on the heterogeneous reduction of NO.