Interactions among Inherent Minerals during Coal Combustion and Their Impacts on the Emission of PM10. 1. Emission of Micrometer-Sized Particles

• Published in: Energy & fuels Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 756 - 765
• Main Authors: Wang, Qunying, Zhang, Lian, Sato, Atsushi, Ninomiya, Yoshihiko, Yamashita, Toru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 21.03.2007
• Subjects: Air pollution caused by fuel industries; Applied sciences; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Exact sciences and technology; Metering. Control; Residence time; Cyclone; Laboratory scale; Combustion; Iron; Silicates; Quartz; Calcite; Furnace; Mineral matter; Refractory; Pyrite; Particle emission; Char; Pulverized coal; Air pollution; Coalescence; Bituminous coal

Four pulverized bituminous coals, possessing nearly identical organic properties, were burnt in a laboratory-scale drop tube furnace to investigate the formation of PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 μm in diameter) and the influence of coal mineralogical properties on its emission. Coal combusti...