Search Results - "Bunt, J. R"
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Trace element behaviour in the Sasol–Lurgi MK IV FBDB gasifier. Part 1 – The volatile elements: Hg, As, Se, Cd and Pb
Published in Fuel (Guildford) (01-09-2008)“…Coal-fired power and heat production are the largest single source of Hg in the atmosphere, and in March 2005, the US-EPA ruled regarding Hg reduction from…”
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Changes to the organic functional groups of an inertinite rich medium rank bituminous coal during acid treatment processes
Published in Fuel processing technology (01-04-2011)“…A South African inertinite rich medium rank bituminous coal was subjected to a series of acid treatment steps using concentrations of HF and HNO 3 ranging…”
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Trace element behaviour in the Sasol-Lurgi fixed-bed dry-bottom gasifier. Part 3 – The non-volatile elements: Ba, Co, Cr, Mn, and V
Published in Fuel (Guildford) (01-03-2010)“…Coal contains most of the naturally occurring chemical elements in (at least) trace amounts, with specific elements and their concentrations dependent on the…”
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Structural analysis of chars generated from South African inertinite coals in a pipe-reactor combustion unit
Published in Fuel processing technology (01-04-2011)“…An inertinite-rich medium rank C bituminous South African coal was utilized to generate chars in a pipe-reactor combustion unit. This unit generates chars at…”
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The impact of particle size and maceral segregation on char formation in a packed bed combustion unit
Published in Fuel (Guildford) (01-09-2013)“…•The impact of coal particle size reduction was successfully assessed by petrography.•Maceral distribution of the feed coal fractions varied from the ROM…”
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Physical property behaviour of North Dakota lignite in an oxygen/steam blown moving bed gasifier
Published in Fuel processing technology (01-02-2013)“…In this study lignite originating from North Dakota (USA) was thermally treated in an oxygen/steam blown commercial-scale moving bed gasifier operating on lump…”
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Identification of the reaction zones occurring in a commercial-scale Sasol–Lurgi FBDB gasifier
Published in Fuel (Guildford) (01-08-2008)“…Gasification behaviour is particle dependent, whilst gasifier (reactor) behaviour is an averaging process of individual responses of each particle. It was…”
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Mineralogical behaviour of North Dakota lignite in an oxygen/steam blown moving bed reactor
Published in Fuel processing technology (01-02-2013)“…In this study, lignite from North Dakota (USA) was thermally treated in a commercial-scale oxygen/steam blown moving bed reactor at the Dakota Gasification…”
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An understanding of the behaviour of a number of element phases impacting on a commercial-scale Sasol-Lurgi FBDB gasifier
Published in Fuel (Guildford) (01-08-2008)“…Chemical properties of coal which impact on gasification performance relate to those processes which do effect a change in chemical constitution, these in turn…”
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Identification of reaction zones in a commercial Sasol-Lurgi fixed bed dry bottom gasifier operating on North Dakota lignite
Published in Fuel (Guildford) (2011)“…The Sasol-Lurgi fixed bed dry bottom gasification technology has the biggest market share in the world with 101 gasifiers in operation. To be able to further…”
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Properties and reactivity of two oxidized and unoxidized South African Highveld fine coal rejects and their density-separated fractions
Published in International journal of coal preparation and utilization (03-08-2023)“…Fine coal reject samples (FCRs) derived from the South African (SA) feed-coal preparation are unsuitable for gasification/combustion. In this novel…”
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The catalytic effect of Benfield waste salt on CO2 gasification of a typical South African Highveld coal
Published in Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry (01-03-2019)“…The possible catalytic effect of a 5% loading by mass of crystallized salt from spent Benfield solution (SBFS) was investigated and compared with the catalytic…”
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Pyrolysis of Tetralin Liquefaction Derived Residues from Lighter Density Fractions of Waste Coals Taken from Waste Coal Disposal Sites in South Africa
Published in Energy & fuels (19-09-2019)“…The lighter density (<1.5 g/cm3) fractions produced from two waste coals sampled from the waste coal disposal sites at thermochemical plants situated in South…”
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Destabilization dynamics of clay and acid-free polymers of ferric and magnesium salts in AMD without pH adjustment
Published in Water science and technology (01-08-2016)“…The physicochemical treatment was employed to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) in the removal of turbid materials using clay only (exp A) and a combination of…”
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Production of sodium-based zeolites and a potassium-containing leach liquor by alkaline leaching of South African coal fines ash
Published in Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (01-03-2023)“…South African coal discards derived from feed coal for thermoprocesses pose human health and environmental problems and incur high disposal costs. These issues…”
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Trace element behaviour in the Sasol–Lurgi MK IV FBDB gasifier. Part 2 – The semi-volatile elements: Cu, Mo, Ni and Zn
Published in Fuel (Guildford) (01-06-2009)“…Gasification is a coal conversion process that could be considered to be more amenable with regards to environmental impact factors when compared to…”
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Steam gasification kinetics of biochar at elevated pressures
Published in Heliyon (15-06-2024)“…A waste product biomass sample was received and charred to produce the biochar sample. The char reactivity experiments were conducted in a high-pressure fixed…”
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Mineralogical, chemical, and petrographic properties of selected South African power stations' feed coals and their corresponding density separated fractions using float-sink and reflux classification methods
Published in International journal of coal preparation and utilization (17-11-2019)“…Three South African feed coal samples for the combustion process were beneficiated to produce carbon-rich and mineral-rich fractions. The mineralogical,…”
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Reactivity of Fe salts in the destabilization of acid mine drainage employing mixing and shaking techniques without pH adjustment
Published in International journal of mineral processing (10-01-2016)“…Ferric chloride and Fe-sulphates are commonly Fe-salts used in water treatment, and the iron ionizes to form Fe3+ or Fe2+ when reduction occurs. A volume of…”
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Volatile trace element behaviour in the Sasol ® fixed-bed dry-bottom (FBDB)™ gasifier treating coals of different rank
Published in Fuel processing technology (01-08-2011)“…Trace element simulation and validation of model predictions for the elements Hg, As, Se, Cd and Pb have recently been undertaken for the Sasol ® FBDB™…”
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