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The Modulation of Desulphurization Properties of Calcium Oxide by Alkali Carbonates

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Kinetics of CaO desulphurization reaction and the effects of alkali carbonates on it have been investigated by thermogravimetric analysis. A grain model was applied successfully to describe the kinetic behavior of the reactions. The activation energy of surface reaction and that of the product layer diffusion were determined by using the model. It was found that the overall desulphurization rate was controlled initially by surface chemical reaction and, in a later stage, by product layer diffusion. Addition of alkali carbonates can decrease the activation energy of the surface chemical reaction, with increasing effectiveness in the order of potassium, sodium and lithium. Such a property of alkali carbonates has also been demonstrated on a raw coal. The process is discussed in terms of a working mechanism of solid-state ionic diffusion.

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    Z.-H. Wu, P. Kou & Z.-W. Yu

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Wu, ZH., Kou, P. & Yu, ZW. The Modulation of Desulphurization Properties of Calcium Oxide by Alkali Carbonates. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 67, 745–750 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014381510955

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