COPPER CATALYZED LOW-TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS AS A MEANS FOR UPGRADING LOW-RANK SOLID FUELS.

Stournas, S; Papachristos, M; Kyriakopoulos, GB

dc.contributor.author	Stournas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Papachristos, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Kyriakopoulos, GB	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:40:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:40:50Z
dc.date.issued	1987	en
dc.identifier.issn	0065-7727	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/30248
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dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	CATALYSIS	en
dc.subject.other	CATALYSTS - Copper	en
dc.subject.other	CHEMICAL REACTIONS - Low Temperature Effects	en
dc.subject.other	LIGNITE - Pyrolysis	en
dc.subject.other	PEAT - Pyrolysis	en
dc.subject.other	DEHYDRATION	en
dc.subject.other	HEAT CONTENT	en
dc.subject.other	LOW TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS	en
dc.subject.other	LOW-RANK SOLID FUELS	en
dc.subject.other	OXYGEN CONTENT	en
dc.subject.other	THERMAL DECARBOXYLATION	en
dc.subject.other	COAL	en
dc.title	COPPER CATALYZED LOW-TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS AS A MEANS FOR UPGRADING LOW-RANK SOLID FUELS.	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1987	en
heal.abstract	Low-rank solid fuels (lignite and peat) are characterized by a high oxygen content on a DAF basis, a large proportion of which belongs to carboxyl and hydroxyl groups. These groups being thermally labile, the oxygen content of low rank coals can be decreased (and their heat content per unit mass correspondingly increased) by subjecting them to simple pyrolytic treatment. It has been found that the behavior of certain types of lignite and peat is similar to that of simple carboxylic acids in that the thermal decarboxylation process can be catalyzed by specific metal ions. Thus when lignite and peat, in the presence of small amounts of copper, are pyrolyzed at low temperatures (160 degree -200 degree C) they readily undergo decarboxylation and dehydration and their higher heating values on a DAF basis show increases on the order of 30%. When uncatalyzed, these same reactions require temperatures in excess of 300 degree C.	en
heal.publisher	ACS, Washington, DC, USA	en
heal.journalName	ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1987J291201725	en
dc.identifier.volume	32	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	227	en
dc.identifier.epage	233	en