Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of Lignite

The hydrothermal dewatering (HTD) of lignite results in noticeable variations in the low-temperature oxidation process. Consequently, this study was made on the gas release and temperature change characteristics to investigate the oxidation kinetics and mechanism of HTD coal samples. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Qiong Mo, Junjie Liao, Yankun Yang, Lin Gao, Liping Chang, Weiren Bao, Xianshu Dong, Yuping Fan, Guichuan Ye
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Junjie Liao
Yankun Yang
Lin Gao
Liping Chang
Weiren Bao
Xianshu Dong
Yuping Fan
Guichuan Ye
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Yankun Yang
Lin Gao
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Weiren Bao
Xianshu Dong
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description The hydrothermal dewatering (HTD) of lignite results in noticeable variations in the low-temperature oxidation process. Consequently, this study was made on the gas release and temperature change characteristics to investigate the oxidation kinetics and mechanism of HTD coal samples. In this study, a lignite from Inner Mongolia in China was upgraded by HTD. N<sub>2</sub> adsorption, SEM, FT-IR, and chemical titration experiments were also carried out on raw and HTD coal samples to relate the physico-chemical structure properties with low-temperature oxidation characteristics. Results show that HTD coal samples have higher low-temperature oxidation activities and lower critical ignition temperatures compared with raw coal. According to the change in activation energy by kinetic analysis, the low-temperature oxidation process in the temperature range 35–140 °C could be divided into the stage I (oxygen adsorption stage) and stage II (accelerated oxidation stage). The correlation analysis indicates that the oxygen adsorption stage is controlled by the aliphatic and surface structures, while the accelerated oxidation stage is jointly affected by the competition of physico-chemical structures. The oxygen adsorption stage promotes the progress in accelerated oxidation stage.
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spelling doaj-art-a4c9ad56703f431fbdab20cbdf2b42482025-08-20T02:59:14ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-04-01309193210.3390/molecules30091932Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of LigniteQiong Mo0Junjie Liao1Yankun Yang2Lin Gao3Liping Chang4Weiren Bao5Xianshu Dong6Yuping Fan7Guichuan Ye8College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaCollege of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaThe hydrothermal dewatering (HTD) of lignite results in noticeable variations in the low-temperature oxidation process. Consequently, this study was made on the gas release and temperature change characteristics to investigate the oxidation kinetics and mechanism of HTD coal samples. In this study, a lignite from Inner Mongolia in China was upgraded by HTD. N<sub>2</sub> adsorption, SEM, FT-IR, and chemical titration experiments were also carried out on raw and HTD coal samples to relate the physico-chemical structure properties with low-temperature oxidation characteristics. Results show that HTD coal samples have higher low-temperature oxidation activities and lower critical ignition temperatures compared with raw coal. According to the change in activation energy by kinetic analysis, the low-temperature oxidation process in the temperature range 35–140 °C could be divided into the stage I (oxygen adsorption stage) and stage II (accelerated oxidation stage). The correlation analysis indicates that the oxygen adsorption stage is controlled by the aliphatic and surface structures, while the accelerated oxidation stage is jointly affected by the competition of physico-chemical structures. The oxygen adsorption stage promotes the progress in accelerated oxidation stage.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/9/1932lignitehydrothermal dewateringlow-temperature oxidationkinetic analysiscorrelation analysis
spellingShingle Qiong Mo
Junjie Liao
Yankun Yang
Lin Gao
Liping Chang
Weiren Bao
Xianshu Dong
Yuping Fan
Guichuan Ye
Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of Lignite
Molecules
lignite
hydrothermal dewatering
low-temperature oxidation
kinetic analysis
correlation analysis
title Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of Lignite
title_full Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of Lignite
title_fullStr Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of Lignite
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of Lignite
title_short Effect of Hydrothermal Dewatering on Low-Temperature Oxidation of Lignite
title_sort effect of hydrothermal dewatering on low temperature oxidation of lignite
topic lignite
hydrothermal dewatering
low-temperature oxidation
kinetic analysis
correlation analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/9/1932
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