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In this paper, a thermodynamic analysis of the synergistic coal/CO2/H2O gasification process with BFS (blast furnace slag) as heat carrier was performed using the Gibbs free energy minimization approach through Lagrange multiplier method. The effect of temperature, pressure and C/CO2/H2O were investigated. Carbon, CO2 and H2O conversion, H2 and CO yield, and H2/CO ratio were used to characterize the synergistic gasification performance. The results showed that the atmospheric pressure was preferable for coal gasification and the increasing of temperature caused the increase in carbon conversion and syngas production. The optimal temperature of the synergistic gasification was 800-900 ºC. Not only did it ensure the coal gasification reaction completely, but also it recovered the BFS waste heat effectively. The results clearly showed that the addition of H2O and CO2 could lead to the reduction of the carbon residue and increase of the production of H2 and CO, respectively. Meanwhile, it was beneficial to reduce the waste heat using to heating extra steam and enhance the coal/CO2 gasification reaction rate by controlling the addition of CO2 and H2O reasonably. Moreover, the production syngas application was also investigated by changing the relative CO2/C ratio and H2O/C ratio in the feed to modify the H2/CO ratio.

Spinous α-Fe2O3 hierarchical structures grown on a Ni foam substrate have been successfully obtained by a facile one-step hydrothermal method. The prepared products are functionalized as supercapacitor electrodes without adding any ancillary materials such as carbon black or binders. Their electrochemical properties show a high discharge areal capacitance (681 mF cm(-2) at 1 mA cm(-2)), good rate performance (495 mF cm(-2) at 5 mA cm(-2)) and long-term cycling stability (23.9% loss after 6000 repetitive cycles at 1 mA cm(-2)). Such excellent supercapacitive characteristics could be mainly attributed to their unique spatial structures which provide many active sites and enhance the combination between the electrode and Ni foam to support fast ion and electron transfer. In addition, the prepared α-Fe2O3 product is also used as a photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of several harmful organic dyes under visible light illumination. By comparing the photocatalytic performance towards Congo red dye with other photocatalysts, it was observed that the prepared spinous α-Fe2O3 hierarchical structure exhibited superior photocatalytic performance. Finally, photocatalytic recycle tests showed the superiority of the prepared α-Fe2O3 product. This demonstrates that spinous α-Fe2O3 structures could be promising candidate materials for high-capacity, low-cost supercapacitor electrodes and environmentally friendly photocatalysts.