exhibited their new instruments in 1400 booths. Of the 900 papers presented at the conference, the following from the symposium on 'Process analysers' dealt with automated stream analysis for process control. Gibbon and Hackett [1] described the use of automated research-quality gas chromatographs to analyse the effluents from bench-scale coal gasification or liquefaction equipment. The high sp...

It has been observed that certain char particles shrink when oxidized under kinetically limited conditions, instead of reacting at constant diameter, as expected. This study was perfonned to determine whether or not char from PSOC 1451 coal, prepared at different temperatures would also shrink during low temperature gasification. Coal chars, formed at l 200K and 1600K, were levitated in the ele...

Employing biomass as a feedstock to generate fuels or power has the advantage of being carbon neutral or even becoming carbon negative, if carbon is captured and sequestrated. However, there are challenges facing the effective utilization of biomass wastes: (a) biomass supply is limited and varies with the seasons, (b) biomass density is low and expensive for long-distance transportation, and (...

In this work, char gasification of two coals (i.e., Shenfu bituminous coal and Zunyi anthracite) and a petroleum coke under a steam and CO2 mixture (steam/CO2 partial pressures, 0.025–0.075 MPa; total pressures, 0.100 MPa) and CO2/steam chemisorption of char samples were conducted in a Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA). Two conventional kinetic models exhibited difficulties in exactly fitting th...

The effect of the geometrical parameter of blades on heat transfer co-efficient were experimentally studied for agitated vessels using coal slurry in coal gasification. The intensity of hear transfer during mixing of fluids depends on the type of the stirrer, the design of the vessel and conditions of the process. The type and size of the stirrer, as well as its location in the vessel, also aff...

An indirect carbon fuel cell (ICFC) system that couples coal gasification to a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a promising candidate for high efficiency stationary power. This study couples an equilibrium gasifier model to a detailed 1D MEA model to study the theoretical performance of an ICFC system run on steam or carbon dioxide. Results show that the fuel cell in the ICFC system is capable o...

Our objective is to establish the link between energy consumption and technologies, air pollution concentrations, and resulting impacts on public health in eastern China. We use Zaozhuang, a city in eastern China heavily dependent on coal, as a case study to quantify the impacts that air pollution in eastern China had on public health in 2000 and the benefits in improved air quality and health ...

Although coal mining has played a substantial role in world’s development as critical fuel source for at least 25 years, its value is partly offset by the massive environmental issues it presents during combustion. The shift to net-zero CO 2 emission will open unique possibilities new technological models which progressive studies and policies, development, modernization play significant role. ...

With the continuous urbanization and industrialization in the world, energy saving and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction have been serious issues to be addressed, for which heat recovery from traditional energy-intensive industries makes up a significant strategy. Here we report a novel approach to extract the waste heat and iron from high temperature steel slags (1450-1650 (o)C) produced...