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LECTURE4:
INTRODUCTION COAL
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synthetic
fuel,
a source of power production,
coke production, and
Fine chemicals which are now being derived from petroleum
and natural gas.
gasification,
coal to synthesis gas,
coal to oil through FT synthesis,
coal to methanol,
coal to plastic
COAL ORIGIN
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Biological
COAL TIMELINE
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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF
COAL RESERVES
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http://www.eia.gov/countries/reports.cfm
COAL RESOURCES:
BASED OF DEGREE OF
ASSURANCE
Coal reserve
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Proved
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TYPES OF COAL
Coal are classified into various grades based on the
Composition
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calorific
value
Degree of coalification that has occurred during its formation.
or soft coal,
low sulphur or high sulphur coal.
vitrain
and
[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1703417/coalclassifi
cation].
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Model of coal
Inorganic constituents are from
original plant material, plus minerals
leached into the coal from
surrounding sediments
Na, Ca, Mg, K salts,
Al, Si, Fe, S oxides
Coal also contains trace amounts of
Ga and Ge, both of which are
important for the modern electronics
industry
CHEMISTR
Y OF COAL
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COAL GAS
Coal carbonization: coal is heated at moderate
temperature, thermal decomposition of the
organic material releases small amounts of
flammable gas
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COAL GAS
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C + 2 H2 CH4 + 74.9 kJ
Also is inefficient because it is exothermic and driven to left at high T
Production of methanol:
CO + 2 H2 = CH3OH
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COAL GAS
Steam reforming:
C + H2O CO + H2 - 131.4 kJ
(1)
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So overall, use two equiv. of (1), add to (2) and methanation to get:
2 C + 2 H2O = 2 CO + 2 H2 - 262.8 kJ
CO + H2O = CO2 + H2 + 41.4 kJ
CO + 3 H2 = CH4 + H2O + 206.3 kJ
2 C + 2 H2O = CH4 + CO2 - 15.1 kJ
Hence in theory can convert coal to methane with energy of only 15.1 kJ
But exothermic reaction goes at 400 0C, endothermic one at 900 0C
Need to supply heat to endothermic one, to do so burn more coal
Requires 262.8 kJ/mole of methane, about 32% of energy content of methane
Hence upper limit is 68%, lower in practice due to other losses
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COAL LIQUIDIFICATION
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Indirect liquidification: Product of coal gasification (CO and H 2 mixture, also called
synthetic gas or syngas) is reacted to form larger FW hydrocarbons
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Coke
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COKING COALS
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COKING COALS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Slides are developed from the following references:
Austin
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THANKS