Kinetik der Kohlen‐Pyrolyse als Grundlage für die Auslegung technischer Reaktoren

Abstract Kinetics of coal pyrolysis as a foundation for the design of technical reactors. The pyrolysis of coal is understood to mean its thermal decomposition at temperatures above 300°C, affording tar and char. It is the basic process underlying coking and the starting reaction of combustion, gasification, and hydrogenation. In addition, pyrolysis offers a means of converting coal into gases and liquids in a „third way”︁ besides gasification and hydrogenation. In order to establish a basis for the design of relevant technical reactors, the kinetics of coal pyrolysis has been investigated as a function of temperature and rate of heating and recently of pressure under inert gases and hydrogen. In particular, the rates of formation and the yields of liquid and gaseous products and the alteration of the solid matter have been examined under pressures ranging from 1 to 100 bar and at rates of heating between 0.05 and 1 000 K/s. It is shown how product formation can be controlled by these parameters and how the experimental data can be applied to reactor design.