Process development and reactor analysis of coal pyrolysis to acetylene in hydrogen plasma reactor

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 103-110

  Chen, Jiaqi ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylene; Chemical percolation devolatilization (CPD); Coal pyrolysis; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDROGEN; LIGHTING; PILOT PLANTS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PYROLYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENTS;

CHEMICAL PERCOLATION DEVOLATILIZATION (CPD); COAL PYROLYSIS; DISCRETE PHASE MODEL; EQUILIBRIUM CHEMISTRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITION; OPERATION EXPERIENCES; PILOT-SCALE REACTORS; THERMAL PLASMA;

COAL;

EID: 73649119248     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.08we133     Document Type: Article

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