Evaluation of petrology and reactivity of coal blends for use in pulverized coal injection (PCI)

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 14-29

  Osório, Eduardo ^a   de Lourdes Ilha Gomes, Maria ^a   Vilela, Antônio C F ^a   Kalkreuth, Wolfgang ^a   de Almeida, Marco Antônio A ^a   Borrego, Angeles G ^b   Alvarez, Diego ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blast furnace; Brazilian coal; Coal petrology; Combustion; Pulverized coal injection; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

BRAZILIAN COAL; COAL BLENDS; COAL PETROLOGY; DROP TUBE FURNACE; PULVERIZED COAL INJECTION;

BLAST FURNACES; COAL; COMBUSTION; PULVERIZED FUEL; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

PETROLOGY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PETROLOGY; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 33745962797     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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