Waste to Energy-Effects of Complex Components of Organic Wastewater on Coal Water Slurry Stabilizers

Abstract

Coal water slurry is an advanced and efficient coal utilization technology, prepare coal water slurry by gasification wastewater can realize the recycling of wastewater and improve the combustion or gasification efficiency of the slurry. Stabilizer is an important component to ensure fluidity and stability in industrial applications of coal water slurry, and the complex substances in wastewater for coal water slurry preparation have a great influence on the stabilizer. Therefore, in this paper, the influence of the major substances in gasification wastewater on the stabilizer is studied. Results show that (a) Ammonia nitrogen substances have adverse effects on stabilizers, because the ionized NH4+ in the solution will bond with the polar groups on the stabilizer, which will affect the stabilizer to lose its effectiveness and reduce the stability of the slurry. (b) Small organic molecules have little effect on stabilizers, this is because the binding strength and quantity of stabilizer to water molecules is much larger than that of organic matters such as phenolic substances. (c) Highvalent metal ions have a greater impact on stabilizers, the metal ions easily form gels or precipitates with the stabilizer, causing it to lose its effectiveness, and also have an electrostatic effect with the carboxyl group on the side chain of the stabilizer, which makes the stabilizer easy to aggregate together and lose the steric hindrance effect, finally cause the stability of the slurry reduced. The conclusion of the influence of substances in wastewater on stabilizer can provide a technical reference for the selection of suitable wastewater and stabilizer to prepare coal water slurry, then promoting the efficient use of energy.