Catalytic effect of Na–Fe on NO–char reaction and NO emission during coal char combustion.pdfVIP

Fuel 81 2002 2343–2348 www.fuel? Catalytic effect of Na–Fe on NO–char reaction and NO emission during coal char combustionq a a,* b a Zongbin Zhao , Wen Li , Jieshan Qiu , Baoqing Li aState Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People’s Republic of China b Carbon Research Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, P.O. Box 33, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China Received 30 November 2001; revised 12 April 2002; accepted 30 April 2002; available online 11 July 2002 Abstract The catalytic reduction of NO over coal-derived chars and the catalytic effect of Na–Fe on NO emission during char combustion were investigated in a quartz ?xed bed reactor. The catalytic characteristics of Na and Fe in the NO–char reaction were studied and compared in detail. The results show that the catalytic activity of Na depends greatly on its loading amount, while the activity of Fe is more sensitive to temperature. Na–Fe composite catalysts were also prepared with chars as support. Synergistic effect was found both in the reduction of NO and the char combustion. The Na–Fe composite catalysts exhibit signi?cantly higher catalytic activity than the mono-metallic catalysts with the same metal loading amount. It is intriguing to note that the effectiveness of the catalysts on reducing NO emission during char combustion is in the same order as that in the NO–char reaction, i.e. the chars with catalysts not only have high activity in NO–char reaction but also emit less NO during their combustion. q 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: NO reduction; Coal char; Na–Fe; Combustion 1. Introduction the NO–char reaction. Many active components coexist in mineral matter and their activities may be enhanced or It is well known that the emission of nitrogen oxides abated by each other. Bot