SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

›› 2017, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (9): 1314-1321.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2017.07.009

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Construction of a macromolecular structural model of Chinese lignite and analysis of its low-temperature oxidation behavior

Xianliang Meng1,2, Mingqiang Gao2, Ruizhi Chu1,2, Zhenyong Miao2, Guoguang Wu2, Lei Bai3, Peng Liu2, Yuanfang Yan2, Pengcheng Zhang2   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of Coal-based CO2 Capture and Geological Storage, Jiangsu Province(China University of Mining & Technology), Xuzhou 221116, China;
    2 School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China;
    3 Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, United States
  • Received:2017-05-15 Revised:2017-07-10 Online:2017-10-11 Published:2017-09-28
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2017XKQY066).

Construction of a macromolecular structural model of Chinese lignite and analysis of its low-temperature oxidation behavior

Xianliang Meng1,2, Mingqiang Gao2, Ruizhi Chu1,2, Zhenyong Miao2, Guoguang Wu2, Lei Bai3, Peng Liu2, Yuanfang Yan2, Pengcheng Zhang2   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of Coal-based CO2 Capture and Geological Storage, Jiangsu Province(China University of Mining & Technology), Xuzhou 221116, China;
    2 School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China;
    3 Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, United States
  • 通讯作者: Ruizhi Chu,E-mail:rzchu@cumt.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2017XKQY066).

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the change in the active structure of lignite during the process of lowtemperature oxidation by constructing a molecular structure model for lignite. Using quantum computation combined with experimental results of proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a structural model for the large molecular structure was constructed. By analyzing the bond lengths in the model molecule, the evolution law for the active structure of lignite was predicted for the process of low-temperature oxidation. In low-temperature oxidation, alkanes and hydroxyls are the primary active structures observed in lignite, though ether may also react. These active functional groups react with oxygen to release heat, thereby speeding up the reaction between coal and oxygen. Finally, the content of various functional groups in the process of lignite low-temperature oxidation was analyzed by infrared analysis, and the accuracy of the model was verified.

Key words: Chinese lignite, Coal combustion, Molecular simulation, Low-temperature oxidation process, Environment

摘要: The aim of this paper is to analyze the change in the active structure of lignite during the process of lowtemperature oxidation by constructing a molecular structure model for lignite. Using quantum computation combined with experimental results of proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a structural model for the large molecular structure was constructed. By analyzing the bond lengths in the model molecule, the evolution law for the active structure of lignite was predicted for the process of low-temperature oxidation. In low-temperature oxidation, alkanes and hydroxyls are the primary active structures observed in lignite, though ether may also react. These active functional groups react with oxygen to release heat, thereby speeding up the reaction between coal and oxygen. Finally, the content of various functional groups in the process of lignite low-temperature oxidation was analyzed by infrared analysis, and the accuracy of the model was verified.

关键词: Chinese lignite, Coal combustion, Molecular simulation, Low-temperature oxidation process, Environment