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Low Temperature Oxidation and Spontaneous Combustion Characteristics of Upgraded Low Rank Coal

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The low temperature oxidation and spontaneous combustion characteristics of dried coal produced from low rank coal using the upgraded brown coal (UBC) process were investigated. To this end, proximate properties, crossing-point temperature (CPT), and isothermal oxidation characteristics of the coal were analyzed. The isothermal oxidation characteristics were estimated by considering the formation rates of CO and CO2 at low temperatures. The upgraded low rank coal had higher heating values than the raw coal. It also had less susceptibility to low temperature oxidation and spontaneous combustion. This seemed to result from the coating of the asphalt on the surface of the coal, which suppressed the active functional groups from reacting with oxygen in the air. The increasing upgrading pressure negatively affected the low temperature oxidation and spontaneous combustion.

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  1. Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, 305-343, Republic of Korea

    H. K. Choi, S. D. Kim, J. H. Yoo, D. H. Chun, Y. J. Rhim & S. H. Lee

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Choi, H.K., Kim, S.D., Yoo, J.H., Chun, D.H., Rhim, Y.J., Lee, S.H. (2013). Low Temperature Oxidation and Spontaneous Combustion Characteristics of Upgraded Low Rank Coal. In: Qi, H., Zhao, B. (eds) Cleaner Combustion and Sustainable World. ISCC 2011. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30445-3_13

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