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Effects of Low-Temperature Pyrolysis in a Tube Furnace on Water Re-adsorption of Loy Yang Lignite and Microscopic Description of the Process

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Loy Yang lignite was pyrolyzed under nitrogen atmosphere in a tube furnace. The changes in physicochemical properties during low-temperature pyrolysis process and their effects on water re-adsorption capacity were investigated. All the samples were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, zeta potential, N2 adsorption–desorption analyzer, and scanning electron microscopy. Moreover, equilibrium water contents (EWCs) across a range of relative humidities (RHs) were measured. The results showed that oxygen-containing functional groups continuously decreased in the temperature range of 180–300°C; in contrast, pore volume increased mainly due to the release of volatiles. Note that the pore volume of the sample treated at 300°C increased substantially relative to those of the other samples. Furthermore, the EWCs of the treated samples decreased compared with that of raw lignite. For the microscopic description of the process, at low RHs the decrease in oxygen-containing functional groups corresponds to the decrease in EWC. At high RHs the competitive effects of the decrease in oxygen-containing functional groups and increase in pore volume account for the changes in EWC.

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This study was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Provincial Education Department (KJ2019A0076), the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (2008085QB87), and Student Research Training Program of Anhui Province (S201910360204).

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  1. Anhui University of Technology, Anhui 243032, Maanshan, China

    Delei Yu, Xinyue Pan, Mingzhu Tan & Xiangchun Liu

  2. Anhui Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and Utilization, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 243032, Maanshan, Anhui, China

    Xinyue Pan, Mingzhu Tan & Xiangchun Liu

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Yu, D., Pan, X., Tan, M. et al. Effects of Low-Temperature Pyrolysis in a Tube Furnace on Water Re-adsorption of Loy Yang Lignite and Microscopic Description of the Process. Solid Fuel Chem. 55, 200–206 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0361521921030125

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