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Fuel production from microwave assisted pyrolysis of coal with carbon surfaces

Mushtaq, Faisal and Mat, Ramli and Ani, Farid Nasir (2016) Fuel production from microwave assisted pyrolysis of coal with carbon surfaces. Energy Conversion and Management, 110 . pp. 142-153. ISSN 0196-8904

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Abstract

In this study, coal solids were subjected to Microwave (MW) pyrolysis conditions. Coconut Activated Carbon (CAC) solids used as a MW absorber was distributed uniformly over coal solids to reduce hotspots. Three process parameters; CAC loading, MW power and N2 flow rate were studies on pyrolysis heating performance. The highest coal-tar yield of 18.59 wt% was obtained with 600 W, 75 wt% CAC loading and 4 Liter per Minute (LPM) of N2 flow rate. This improved coal-tar yield is mainly of the fact that higher MW power and CAC loading produced sustained pyrolysis conditions for longer duration for the complete conversion of pyrolysis solids. The coal-tar was composed mainly of aromatics (naphthalenes, benzenes and xylene) and saturated aliphatics (alkanes and alkenes) hydrocarbons. The gas produced from pyrolysis of coal is mainly of H2 40.23-65.22 vol%.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Activated carbon, Coal, Coal tar, Hydrocarbons, Naphthalene, Tar, Carbon surface, Fuel production, Heating performance, Hotspots, Microwave-assisted pyrolysis, Process parameters, Pyrolysis of coal, Pyrolysis products, Loading
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical Engineering
ID Code:73865
Deposited By: Fahmi Moksen
Deposited On:20 Nov 2017 08:14
Last Modified:20 Nov 2017 08:14

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