Abstract
Two sized fractions (<75 μm and 150–250 μm) of Ban Pu lignite A and Lampang subbituminous B coals were pyrolyzed in a drop tube fixed bed reactor under nitrogen atmosphere at 500–900 °C. Gasification of coal chars with excess carbon dioxide was then performed at 900–1,100 °C. The result was analyzed in terms of reactivity index, reaction rate and activation energy. It was found that chars at lower pyrolysis temperature had highest carbon conversion, and for chars of the same sized fraction and at the same pyrolysis temperature, reactivity indices increased with gasification temperature. The lower rank Ban Pu lignite A had higher R s values than higher rank Lampang subbituminous B coals. Smaller chars from both coals had higher R s values, due to the higher ash content. At present, it can be concluded that, within the gasification temperature range studied, gasification rates of chars obtained at various pyrolysis temperatures showed a linear correlation with temperature. However, additional experiment is needed to verify the correlation.
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