Pyrolysis Reactive Behaviors and Kinetic Characteristics of HSW Vitrinite Coal based on Coats-Redfern and DAEM Models

Abstract

In this work, the weight loss behavior of vitrinite in hongshiwan coal at different heating rates was investigated by thermogravimetric mass spectrometry (TG-MS). Then Coats-Redfern and DAEM models were established to analyze the kinetics of coal pyrolysis. The results show that the weight loss rate of pyrolysis decreased with the increase of heating rate. When the pyrolysis temperature reaches 400–500°C, the weight loss rate reaches the maximum, which is 0.1593, 0.1539, 0.1478 and 0.1414%/°C respectively at the heating rates of 5, 10, 15 and 20°C/min, With the increase of heating rate, the corresponding temperature peaks of the five pyrolysis gases are shifted to the high temperature direction, and the amount of gas escaping is increasing. The trend of higher heating rate delayed the release of volatile compounds was consistent with TG-DTG results. Two kinetic models both prove that the activation energy of coal pyrolysis increases with the increase of temperature. The maximum activation energy occurs between 600 ℃ and 900 ℃, because the multi condensation of coal tar and the re solidification of semi coke will occur in this temperature range.