Abstract
AbstractIn order to increase the efficiency of hydrothermal dewatering (HD), a deep eutectic solvent (DES, synthesized by ChCl and ZnCl2) was employed to promote the removal of moisture and oxygen from lignite. The variation of physicochemical structure of upgraded coals greatly affected the combustion performance. The effects of addition amount of DES, upgrading temperature, and the molar ratio by ChCl and ZnCl2 on combustion performance of upgraded coals were analyzed via thermogravimetric analysis. Compared with HD lignite upgraded at 280°C, the combustion curves of DES‐HD lignite were shifted and delayed toward a higher temperature zone as DES additions increased. DES‐HD lignite had lower spontaneous combustion tendency and higher combustion reactivity. When upgrading temperature increased from 250 to 300°C, the combustion curves of lignite upgraded with 3.0‐g DES (ChCl:ZnCl2 = 1:1) first moved to the low‐temperature zone and then shifted to the high‐temperature zone. DES‐HD lignite maintained the advantages of raw coal in terms of combustion characteristics. For lignite upgraded with different molar ratios of ZnCl2 in DES, the difference in combustion behavior was mainly manifested in the burnout stage. The burnout stage was advanced slightly as the molar ratio of ZnCl2 increased.
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