Migration and transformation law of potassium in the combustion of biomass blended coal

ZHOU Jun; LIU Qian; ZHONG Wen-qi; YU Zuo-wei

Volume 48 Issue 8

Aug. 2020

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ZHOU Jun, LIU Qian, ZHONG Wen-qi, YU Zuo-wei. Migration and transformation law of potassium in the combustion of biomass blended coal[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(8): 929-936.

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ZHOU Jun, LIU Qian, ZHONG Wen-qi, YU Zuo-wei. Migration and transformation law of potassium in the combustion of biomass blended coal[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(8): 929-936.

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Migration and transformation law of potassium in the combustion of biomass blended coal

Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 51976035

National Natural Science Foundation of China 51676039

Received Date: 2020-05-18
Rev Recd Date: 2020-07-10

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2020-08-10

Abstract

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The effects of combustion temperature and biomass blending ratio on the release of K, the occurrence form of K in the ash and the change of mineral matter were studied. It is found that combustion temperature has a significant effect on the release of K. At 600-750℃, with an increase in temperature, water-soluble K and NH₄Ac-soluble K are released to the gas phase, which makes the release ratio of K fast; while at 750-850℃, water-soluble K and NH₄Ac-soluble K begin to convert into other forms of K and are fixed in the ash sample, which makes the release rate of K slow; when the temperature is higher than 850℃, as the temperature increases, the decomposition of HCl-soluble K causes the release rate of K increase again. Through XRD analysis, it is found that the water-soluble K in ash mainly exists in the form of KCl. The production of K₂SO₄ is affected by both the K content in the raw material and the S/Cl ratio, the higher the content of K in raw materials, and the greater the ratio of S/Cl, the more it will promote the formation of K₂SO₄. At the same time, it is also found that there is a synergistic effect between biomass and coal combustion. The elements such as Al, Si in coal may react with K in biomass to generate alkaline aluminosilicate, resulting in more K remaining in the ash.
- biomass,
- coal,
- alkali metal,
- combustion

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