Effect of pyridine extraction on the pyrolysis of a perhydrous coal based on in-situ FTIR analysis.

Autor: Niu, Zhiyuan, Liu, Guijian, Yin, Hao, Zhou, Chuncai, Wu, Dun, Yousaf, Balal, Wang, Chengming
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Zdroj: Journal of the Energy Institute (Elsevier Science); Jun2019, Vol. 92 Issue 3, p428-437, 10p
Abstrakt: Pyridine extraction of coal can separate the small molecules from macromolecule skeleton and subsequently impacts the thermal behavior of coal. A perhydrous bituminous coal with a high content of volatile matters was extracted by pyridine under microwave irradiation with an extraction yield of 24.6% on the dry, ash free basis (daf). The thermal behavior of the raw coal, its extract and residue was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis and in-situ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) based on the evolution of weight loss and functional groups, respectively. Though pyridine extraction had only slight effect on TG curve of the perhydrous coal, it greatly influenced the evolution of functional groups during pyrolysis. Aromatic C H and C O was the most susceptible to pyridine extraction because the absence of extractable moieties reduced the production of radicals and the reactions between small molecules and macromolecules during pyrolysis. The interactions between extractable small molecules and non-extractable macromolecules could retard the decomposition of aromatic C C and hydroxyls. The evolution of aliphatic groups and C O was slightly impacted due to the occurrence of the abundant aliphatic side groups and bridge bonds in macromolecule structures. • Pyridine extraction has slight effect on the weight loss during coal pyrolysis. • Pyridine extraction has different effects on the evolution of functional groups. • Interaction between small and macro molecules retarded loss of OH and aromatic C C. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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