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Thermal effects from the release of selenium from a coal combustion during high-temperature processing: a review

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The release of selenium (Se) during coal combustion can have serious impacts on the ecological environment and human health. Therefore, it is very important to study the factors that concern the release of Se from coal combustion. In this paper, the characteristics of the release of Se from coal combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification of different coal species under different conditions are studied. The results show that the amount of released Se increases at higher combustion temperatures. There are obvious increases in the amount of released Se especially in the temperature range of 300 to 800 °C. In addition, more Se is released from the coal gasification than coal combustion process, but more Se is released from coal combustion than pyrolysis. The type of coal, rate of heating, type of mineral ions, and combustion atmosphere have different effects on the released percentage of Se. Therefore, having a good understanding of the factors that surround the release of Se during coal combustion, and then establishing the combustion conditions can reduce the impacts of this toxic element to humans and the environment.

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This research was supported by “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” (No.2017CXNL03) and “the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions”).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process of the Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China

    Jianjun Hu

  2. School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China

    Jianjun Hu & Qiang Sun

  3. Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221008, Jiangsu, China

    Huan He

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Hu, J., Sun, Q. & He, H. Thermal effects from the release of selenium from a coal combustion during high-temperature processing: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 13470–13478 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1884-7

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