Comparative Study on Microwave Co-Pyrolysis Products of Low Rank Coal in CO2 and N2 Atmosphere
Microwave pyrolysis of coal is a new research method for deeply processing of low rank coal. This paper conducted comparative study on microwave co-pyrolysis products of low rank coal in CO2 and N2 atmosphere. The composition and content of tar and bluecoke were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and FTIR spectroscopy. The results showed that the yields of liquid products in CO2 and N2 atmosphere were 20.6% and 18.0% respectively, and the yields of bluecoke were 62.0% and 65.8%. Bluecoke obtained from CO2 pyrolysis atmosphere had the lower content of fixed carbon and oxygenic functional groups, but the higher content of volatile. There was the lower content of aromatic hydrocarbons and the higher content of oxygenic functional groups in the tar produced in CO2 pyrolysis atmosphere due to CO2 gasification effect.