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Merrill, R

1987

Char Preparation Facility

Merrill, R.; Bartholomew, C.H. and Hecker, W.C.
ACERC Report, 1987. Funded by ACERC (National Science Foundation and Associates and Affiliates).

During summer 1987 a facility for preparation of coal chars was designed and constructed in a cooperative effort of the catalysis and combustion laboratories. The system devolatilizes coal particles fed up through a flat-flame burner after which they are collected on a water-cooled, gas-quenched probe. The system has been successfully tested in the preparation of a char from a Texas lignite coal. The system is capable of producing about 5-10 g/hr of high-temperature char.