能源化学(英文) ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 459-467.

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Effect of supercritical water on the stability and activity of alkaline carbonate catalysts in coal gasification

Jinli Zhanga, Xiaoxia Wenga, You Hana, Wei Lia, Zhongxue Ganb, Junjie Gub   

  1. a. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
    b. State Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy of Coal, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, Hebei, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-11-30 修回日期:2013-01-17 出版日期:2013-05-20 发布日期:2013-05-31
  • 通讯作者: You Han
  • 基金资助:

    This work was supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (2011AA05A201), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21106094) and Tianjin Science Foundation for Youths, China (12JCQNJC03100).

Effect of supercritical water on the stability and activity of alkaline carbonate catalysts in coal gasification

Jinli Zhanga, Xiaoxia Wenga, You Hana, Wei Lia, Zhongxue Ganb, Junjie Gub   

  1. a. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
    b. State Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy of Coal, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, Hebei, China
  • Received:2012-11-30 Revised:2013-01-17 Online:2013-05-20 Published:2013-05-31
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (2011AA05A201), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21106094) and Tianjin Science Foundation for Youths, China (12JCQNJC03100).

摘要: The stability and activity of alkaline carbonate catalysts in supercritical water coal gasification has been investigated using density functional theory method. Our calculations present that the adsorption of Na2CO3 on coal are more stable than that of K2CO3, but the stability of Na2CO3 is strongly reduced as the cluster gets larger. In supercritical water system, the dispersion and stability of Na2CO3 catalyst on coal support is strongly improved. During coal gasification process, Na2CO3 transforms with supercritical water into NaOH and NaHCO3, which is beneficial for hydrogen production. The transformation process has been studied via thermodynamics and kinetics ways. The selectively catalytic mechanism of NaOH and the intermediate form of sodium-based catalyst in water-gas shift reaction for higher hydrogen production has also been investigated. Furthermore, NaOH can transform back to Na2CO3 after catalyzing the water-gas shift reaction. Thus, the cooperative effects between supercritical water and Na2CO3 catalyst form a benignant circle which greatly enhances the reaction rate of coal gasification and promotes the production of hydrogen.

关键词: supercritical water, alkaline carbonates, coal gasification, hydrogen production, density functional theory

Abstract: The stability and activity of alkaline carbonate catalysts in supercritical water coal gasification has been investigated using density functional theory method. Our calculations present that the adsorption of Na2CO3 on coal are more stable than that of K2CO3, but the stability of Na2CO3 is strongly reduced as the cluster gets larger. In supercritical water system, the dispersion and stability of Na2CO3 catalyst on coal support is strongly improved. During coal gasification process, Na2CO3 transforms with supercritical water into NaOH and NaHCO3, which is beneficial for hydrogen production. The transformation process has been studied via thermodynamics and kinetics ways. The selectively catalytic mechanism of NaOH and the intermediate form of sodium-based catalyst in water-gas shift reaction for higher hydrogen production has also been investigated. Furthermore, NaOH can transform back to Na2CO3 after catalyzing the water-gas shift reaction. Thus, the cooperative effects between supercritical water and Na2CO3 catalyst form a benignant circle which greatly enhances the reaction rate of coal gasification and promotes the production of hydrogen.

Key words: supercritical water, alkaline carbonates, coal gasification, hydrogen production, density functional theory