Thermal release and catalytic removal of organic sulfur compounds from upper freeport coal

Lin Bing Sun, Zhi Min Zong, Jia Hui Kou, Gui Yun Yu, Hong Chen, Chang Cheng Liu, Wei Zhao, Xian Yong Wei, Chul Wee Lee, Ke Chang Xie, Chun Qi Li, Toshimasa Takanohashi, Liu Yun Li

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Abstract

The tetrahydrofuran/carbon disulfide (THF/CS2) mixed solvent-insoluble portion of Upper Freeport coal was subject to noncatalytic and nickel-catalyzed hydrothermal treatments under pressurized hydrogen at 300 °C. The petroleum ether (PE)-soluble fractions from the reaction mixtures were analyzed using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). Twenty-two organic sulfur compounds (OSCs) were detected in the PE-soluble fraction from the reaction mixture of noncatalytic hydrothermal treatment, whereas only very small amounts of two OSCs were detected in the PE-soluble fraction from the reaction mixture of nickel-catalyzed hydrothermal treatment, suggesting that the thermally released OSCs from the insoluble portion were effectively removed by the nickel catalyst. The related mechanisms were discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)339-342
Number of pages4
JournalEnergy and Fuels
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005
Externally publishedYes

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