Onakawana lignite was gasified in air, steam and an air + steam mixture in a fixed bed reactor. The extent of devolatilization was determined by pyrolysis in nitrogen. The composition of products, expressed in terms of H2/CO ratio, was temperature dependent. The ratio decreased with increasing temperature. During steam gasification the ratio decreased from 4.6 to 2.6 when temperature increased from 700° to 990°C. The addition of air to steam resulted in a marked decrease of this ratio.
Steam gasification reactivity of chars prepared from Onakawana lignite at 500°C and 800°C were studied in the temperature range of 650°C to 1000°C. The carbon conversion results were fitted into equations describing the continuous and shrinking core models. The char prepared at 500°C was much more reactive than the one prepared at 800°C. Product distribution expressed as the H2/CO ratio, was favourable in the temperature range.
For comparison, the Kentucky #9 coal and chars derived from this coal were used as referee materials. The reactivity of these chars was markedly lower than that of chars derived from Onakawana lignite.
On a gazeifie, dans un reacteur a lit fixe, de la lignite d'Onakawana dans de l'air, de la vapeur d'eau et dans un melange d'air et de vapeur d'eau; on a determine le degre de devolatisation par pyrolyse dans l'azote. La composition des produits de la reaction, exprimee en termes de rapport H2/CO, depend de la temperature; ce rapport decroit lorsque la temperature augmente. Durant la gazeification dans la vapeur d'eau, le rapport a diminue de 4.6 a 2.6 lorsque la temperature s'est elevee de 700°C a 990°C; l'addition d'air a la vapeur d'eau a produit une diminution marquee de ce rapport.
On a etudie, sur une gamme de temperature comprise entre 650°C et 1000°C, la reactivite des charbons produits par gazeification dans la vapeur d'eau a 500°C et 800°C a partir de la lignite d'Onakawana. On a represente les resultats de la conversion du carbone par les equations des modeles continu et a partie centrale retrecissante. Le charbon prepare a 500°C s'est avere bien plus reactif que celui prepare a 800°C. La distribution des produits exprimes en termes du rapport H2/CO s'est revelee interessante sur toute la gamme de temperature comprise entre 500°C et 800°C.
Pour fin de comparaison, on a employe, comme reference, le charbon no. 9 du Kentucky et les produits de carbonisation de ce charbon; la reactivite de ces derniers s'est averee nettement plus faible que celle des produits de carbonisation de la lignite d'Onakawana.
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