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Thermokinetic behavior and microcharacterization of low-rank bitumiteoxidization

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As to the continuous consumption of limited high-rank coal resources, low-rank bituminous coal is gradually grabbing more attention to the utilization for power resources and industrial production. However, the high risk of spontaneous combustion of low-rank coal has gradually become one of the most critical hazards worldwide during coal mining, storage, and applications. Thermogravimetry coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectrometry using a nonisothermal program method was employed to investigate the oxidized features of two low-rank coals from Jurassic strata. According to initial, first- and second-derivative thermogravimetric curves, an improved quantitative method for determining the eight characteristic temperatures of the coal oxidation process was proposed. The indexes and implications for the thermal hazard of spontaneous coal combustion during stages I–IV, based on the characteristic temperatures, were analyzed. By examining the functional groups, microcharacterization at each characteristic temperature of the coal was obtained. Three kinetic methods were used to calculate the apparent activation energy (\(E_{\text{a}}\)). The evolution of \(E_{\text{a}}\) was stage III > stage IV > stage II > stage I. The results demonstrated that the integral mechanism in the four stages described a second-order chemical reaction. Moreover, the pre-exponential factor and \(E_{\text{a}}\) were positively correlated.

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This research was financially supported by the following funds: The National Natural Science Foundation (51504190) and the National Key Research and Development Plan (2016YFC0800102).

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    Zhenbao Li

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    Zhenbao Li, Hu Wen, Yang Xiao & Gaoming Wei

  3. Department of Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech), Douliou, 64002, Yunlin, Taiwan, ROC

    Chi-Min Shu & Bin Laiwang

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    Bin Laiwang

  5. School of Chemical Machinery and Safety Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China

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Li, Z., Wen, H., Shu, CM. et al. Thermokinetic behavior and microcharacterization of low-rank bitumiteoxidization. J Therm Anal Calorim 137, 1693–1705 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08003-3

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