Morphology Structure Evolution and Combustion Reactivity of Bituminous Char at Around Ash Melting Temperature

In slag tapping furnaces, char particles undergo a series of complex structural evolution before and after being captured by the liquid slag layer. The evolution results affect the carbon conversion rate and are affected by temperature fluctuations, especially in the ash melting temperature zone. Experimental study on structure evolution of bituminous char prepared at around ash melting temperature was carried out on a fixed bed. The morphology, specific surface area and mineral chemical composition were measured at different temperatures. Experimental results show that the number density and the size of ash droplets exuded on the char surface increased significantly with the increasing temperature. The ash specific surface area from gasification was slightly greater than that from combustion. The residual content of chloride in the char become 1% and the contents of Fe, K, Mg and Na decrease significantly during the pyrolysis process across the ash melting temperature zone. The diffraction intensity of oldhamite increase which indicates the reaction of carbon substrate with minerals during the evolution; the diffraction intensity of quartz dramatically decreases for the reason of anorthite generation. The ignition and burnout temperatures of char were found to increase and the combustion stability decreased with the increasing pyrolysis temperature.