UTILIZATION OF Na-Fe-Ca COMPOSITE PROMOTERS

(INDUSTRIAL WASTES) AS CASCADE CHAIN CATALYSIS OF

COAL COMBUSTION.

Abstract:

Brine sludge, iron mud, steel slag and calcium carbide residue (all are rich in NaCl,
Fe2CO3 , Fe2SiO4, Ca(OH)2 respectively) catalytic effects on coal combustion were
compared with those of pure NaCl and ZnCl2. From thermobalance experiments it
was found that the catalytic effects of NaCl and brine sludge on coal combustion
were better than those of the others. NaCl and brine sludge reduced the ignition
temperature of Jincheng anthracite coal from 582 C to 560 C and 561 C. A
novel cascade chain catalytic mechanism of NaFeCa composite promoters on
coal combustion was proposed. In this mechanism, the oxygen atom was
transported based on the order of metal catalytic activity from Na to Fe to Ca to
carbon. Conversely, the electrons were transported in the reversed order. The Na
FeCa composite promoters of industrial wastes exhibited better catalytic effects
on coal combustion than the individual components, reducing the ignition
temperature of Jincheng anthracite coal from 582 C to 550 C and augmenting
burnout efficiency from 91.8% to 95.4%.

Submitted by
Sai Sankar chokkapu
16CH60R39

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