Reactivity and spontaneous combustion characteristics of high-sulphur coal during low-temperature oxidation
by Li Ma; Li Zou; Lifeng Ren; Jianli Wang; Weifeng Wang
International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology (IJOGCT), Vol. 21, No. 3, 2019

Abstract: This study investigated the spontaneous combustion characteristics and the microscopic reaction mechanism of high-sulphur coal during low-temperature oxidation. Five coal samples with different levels of sulphur content (including 3.13, 4.18, 5.06, 6.28 and 7.00%) were selected and experiments were conducted with a temperature-programmed system and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). It was shown that the O₂ consumption rate, CO and CO₂ production rates all rose with increased sulphur content, while they gradually fell after the sulphur content exceeded 5.06%. Conversely, when the sulphur content went up, the apparent activation energy dropped and showed a minimum at a sulphur content of 5.06% and was higher thereafter. The key functional groups participating in the oxidation reaction before the critical temperature was reached were methyl and carbonyl. Furthermore, the key functional groups were alkyl ether and carbonyl before and after the crack temperature, respectively. [Received: July 6, 2018; Accepted: September 24, 2018]

Online publication date: Wed, 19-Jun-2019

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