Investigating the release behavior of biomass and coal during the co-pyrolysis process

Abstract

The release behavior of biomass and coal in the co-pyrolysis process was investigated. The release characteristics of the small molecules from 100 to 1000 °C were researched by TG-MS at the heating rate of 30 °C/min. The pyrolysis products during the co-pyrolysis process were compared with that in the separate pyrolysis process. It is found that the changes of pyrolysis products in the co-pyrolysis process are similar to that in the separate pyrolysis process. The main pyrolysis products of the biomass are released at the temperature lower than 500 °C. Some of the small molecules of Shenfu coal release at the temperature higher than 900 °C. The yields of aromatic compounds in biomasses are lower than that in Shenfu coal. In addition, most of the raw materials are pyrolyzed independently during the co-pyrolysis process. The differences between the experimental values and calculated values are slightly. With the addition of biomass, the content variations of aromatic compounds are not significant.