scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Thermal Characteristics of Kiwira Coal Waste with Rice Husk Blends for Gasification

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deodatus Kazawadi ◽  
Geoffrey R. John ◽  
Cecil K. King’ondu
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Coal Waste ◽  
Rice Husks ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Eminent depletion of fossil fuels and environmental pollution are the key forces driving the implementation cofiring of fossil fuels and biomass. Cogasification as a technology is known to have advantages of low cost, high energy recovery, and environmental friendliness. The performance/efficiency of this energy recovery process substantially depends on thermal properties of the fuel. This paper presents experimental study of thermal behavior of Kiwira coal waste/rice husks blends. Compositions of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100% weight percentage rice husk were studied using thermogravimetric analyzer at the heating rate of 10 K/min to 1273 K. Specifically, degradation rate, conversion rate, and kinetic parameters have been studied. Thermal stability of coal waste was found to be higher than that of rice husks. In addition, thermal stability of coal waste/rice husk blend was found to decrease with an increase of rice husks. In contrast, both the degradation and devolatilization rates increased with the amount of rice husk. On the other hand, the activation energy dramatically reduced from 131 kJ/mol at 0% rice husks to 75 kJ/mol at 100% rice husks. The reduction of activation energy is advantageous as it can be used to design efficient performance and cost effective cogasification process.

Meyer-Neldel Rule on thermal stability parameters (trap depth and frequency factor) of luminescence signals in quartz

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzanna Kabacińska ◽  
Alida Timar-Gabor ◽  
Benny Guralnik
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Hydrogen Diffusion ◽  
Dose Range ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Frequency Factor ◽  
Proton Conduction ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Compensation Law ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

<p>Thermally activated processes can be described mathematically by the Arrhenius equation. The Meyer-Neldel Rule (MNR), or compensation law, linearly relates the pre-exponent term to the logarithm of the excitation enthalpy for processes that are thermally driven in an Arrhenian manner. This empirical rule was observed in many areas of materials science, in physics, chemistry, and biology. In geosciences it was found to uphold in hydrogen diffusion (Jones 2014a) and proton conduction (Jones 2014b) in minerals.</p><p>Trapped charge dating methods that use electron spin resonance (ESR) or optically or thermally stimulated luminescence (OSL and TL) are based on the dose-dependent accumulation of defects in minerals such as quartz and feldspar. The thermal stability of these defects in the age range investigated is a major prerequisite for accurate dating, while the accurate determination of the values of the trap depths and frequency factors play a major role in thermochronometry applications. </p><p>The correlation of kinetic parameters for diffusion has been very recently established for irradiated oxides (Kotomin et al. 2018). A correlation between the activation energy and the frequency factor that satisfied the Meyer–Neldel rule was reported when the thermal stability of [AlO<sub>4</sub>/h<sup>+</sup>]<sup>0</sup> and [TiO<sub>4</sub>/M<sup>+</sup>]<sup>0</sup> ESR signals in quartz was studied as function of dose (Benzid and Timar-Gabor 2020). Here we compiled the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) data published so far in this regard, and investigated experimentally the thermal stability of OSL signals for doses ranging from 10 to 10000 Gy in sedimentary quartz samples. We report a linear relationship between the natural logarithm of the preexponent term (the frequency factor) and the activation energy E, corresponding to a Meyer-Neldel energy of 45 meV, and a deviation from first order kinetics in the high dose range accompanied by an apparent decrease in thermal stability. The implications of these observations and the atomic and physical mechanisms are currently studied.</p><p> </p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>Benzid, K., Timar Gabor, A. 2020. The compensation effect (Meyer–Neldel rule) on [AlO<sub>4</sub>/h<sup>+</sup>]<sup>0</sup> and [TiO<sub>4</sub>/M<sup>+</sup>]<sup>0</sup> paramagnetic centers in irradiated sedimentary quartz. <em>AIP Advance</em>s 10, 075114.</p><p>Kotomin, E., Kuzovkov, V., Popov, A. I., Maier, J., and Vila, R. 2018. Anomalous kinetics of diffusion-controlled defect annealing in irradiated ionic solids. <em>J. Phys. Chem. A</em> 122(1), 28–32</p><p>Jones, A. G. (2014a), Compensation of the Meyer-Neldel Compensation Law for H diffusion in minerals, <em>Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst.</em>, 15, 2616–2631</p><p>Jones, A. G. (2014b), Reconciling different equations for proton conduction using the Meyer-Neldel compensation rule, <em>Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst</em>., 15, 337–349</p>

Enhanced Thermal Stability of Esterified Lignin in Different Solvent Mediums

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharifah Nurul Ain Syed Hashim ◽  
Sarani Zakaria ◽  
Chin Hua Chia ◽  
Sharifah Nabihah Syed Jaafar
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Alkaline Solution ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Aqueous Alkaline Solution ◽  
Alkali Lignin ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

In this study, soda alkali lignin from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB-AL) and kenaf core (KC-AL) are esterified with maleic anhydride under two different conditions, namely i) pyridine at temperature of 120°C for 3h and ii) aqueous alkaline solution at room temperature for 4h. As a result, the weight percentage gain (WPG) of the esterified EFB-AL (EFB-EL) and esterified KC-AL (KC-EL) in pyridine demonstrated a higher compared to aqueous alkaline solution. The FT-IR results of EFB-EL and KC-EL in both solvents exhibited some changes at the carbonyl and hydroxyl groups. Furthermore, the esterification process induced the carboxylic peak to appear in both alkali lignin samples. The outcome is confirmed by conducting H-NMR analysis, which demonstrated ester and carboxylic acid peaks within the spectral analysis. Finally, the TGA results showed both EFB-EL and KC-EL that are exposed to aqueous alkaline actually possessed better thermal stability and higher activation energy (Ea) compared to the esterified samples in pyridine.

INFLUENCE OF HIGH ENERGY RADIATION ON THE THERMAL STABILITY OF POLYAMIDE-6

1998 ◽  
pp. 236-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.I. Balabanovich ◽  
W. Schnabel ◽  
G.F. Levchik ◽  
S.V. Levchik ◽  
C.A. Wilkie
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Radiation ◽  
Energy Radiation ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Thermal Stability of Ultrafine-Grained Pure Titanium Processed by High-Pressure Torsion

2021 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 338-344
Author(s):  
Wan Ji Chen ◽  
Jie Xu ◽  
De Tong Liu ◽  
De Bin Shan ◽  
Bin Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Stored Energy ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

High-pressure torsion (HPT) was conducted under 6.0 GPa on commercial purity titanium up to 10 turns. An ultrafine-grained (UFG) pure Ti with an average grain size of ~96 nm was obtained. The thermal properties of these samples were studied by using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) which allowed the quantitative determination of the evolution of stored energy, the recrystallization temperatures, the activation energy involved in the recrystallization of the material and the evolution of the recrystallized fraction with temperature. The results show that the stored energy increases, beyond which the stored energy seems to level off to a saturated value with increase of HPT up to 5 turns. An average activation energy of about 101 kJ/mol for the recrystallization of 5 turns samples was determined. Also, the thermal stability of the grains of the 5 turns samples with subsequent heat treatments were investigated by microstructural analysis and Vickers microhardness measurements. It is shown that the average grain size remains below 246 nm when the annealing temperature is below 500 °C, and the size of the grains increases significantly for samples at the annealing temperature of 600 °C.

Synthesis of Fe-rich Fe–Al nanocrystalline solid solutions using ball milling

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1760-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Jiang ◽  
H. M. Hu ◽  
E. J. Lavernia
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Intermetallic Compound ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Microstructural Evolution ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

The synthesis of nanocrystalline Fe, Fe–4 wt% Al, and Fe–10 wt% Al solid solutions by SPEX ball milling has been studied. The microstructural evolution during ball milling, as well as subsequent heat treatment, has been characterized. The results demonstrate that ball milling promotes the formation of αFe–4 wt% Al and αFe–10 wt% Al solid solutions by reducing the activation energy of these alloys and generating thermal energy during this process. For Fe–10 wt% Al powders milled for various time intervals up to approximately 20 min, the FeAl intermetallic compound is formed. For alloys annealed at temperatures ranging from 600 to 1000 °C, the addition of 10 wt% Al to Fe significantly enhances the thermal stability of the nanocrystalline Fe–Al alloys. Interestingly, the addition of Al within the range of 4–10 wt% seems to have little effect on the thermal stability of these alloys annealed under the same conditions. Also, the thermal stability improves for alloys milled in air as opposed to those processed using Ar.

Deep Defects in 3C-SiC Generated by H+- and He+-Implantation or by Irradiation with High-Energy Electrons

2010 ◽  
Vol 645-648 ◽  
pp. 439-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Weidner ◽  
Lia Trapaidze ◽  
Gerhard Pensl ◽  
Sergey A. Reshanov ◽  
Adolf Schöner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Charge State ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Capture Cross Section ◽  
Pulse Length ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Capture Cross ◽  
Intrinsic Defects ◽  
High Energy Electrons ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Intrinsic defects in 3C-SiC are generated by implantation of H+- and He+-ions or irra¬diation with high energy electrons. The defect parameters and the thermal stability of the observed defects are determined. The capture-cross-section of the W6-center is directly measured by variation of the filling pulse length. The charge state of the W6-center is obtained from double-correlated DLTS investigations according to the Poole-Frenkel effect.

Epoxy Cured with Anhydride Terminated Polydimethylsiloxane: Cure Kinetics and Thermal Properties

2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 261-264
Author(s):  
Yuan Ren ◽  
Zheng Xi ◽  
Wen Jun Gan ◽  
Liang Zhang ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Succinic Anhydride ◽  
Cure Kinetics ◽  
Diglycidyl Ether ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Thermogravimetric Analyses ◽  
Isothermal Measurements ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

A siloxane-containing dianhydride, succinic anhydride terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DMS-Z21) was selected to cure diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A based epoxy resin (DGEBA). The cure kinetics and thermal properties were investigated by nonisothermal and isothermal differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA), respectively. The activation energy (Ea) of the curing reaction was obtained based on the methods of Kissinger and isothermal measurements. The results of the thermogravimetric analyses of the DGEBA/DMS-Z21 system showed that the thermal stability of the DGEBA/DMS-Z21 system was slightly higher than the DGEBA/MeTHPA system.

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