Thermal degradation of cellulose and coal gangue based on lumped reaction model and principal component analysis

The effect of cellulose on pyrolysis characteristics of coal gangue was studied based on TG-FTIR experi-ment. Cellulose with different mass ratios is added to coal gangue. Synergistic effect between cellulose and coal gangue on mass loss was observed in this study. CG1CEL1 and CG1CEL3 samples have mu-tual promotion effect between CG and CEL. Conversely, the inhibitory effect of CG3CEL1 between CG and CEL was evident at high temperature. The reaction mechanism of coal gangue and cellulose co-pyrolysis based on lumped reaction model was determined. Furthermore, the comprehensive influencing factors of coal gangue and cellulose co-pyrolysis were analyzed by principal component analysis. There is little re-search on the influence mechanism of cellulose, the main component of biomass, on the pyrolysis of coal gangue. This paper is of great significance to clarify the mechanism of co-pyrolysis of biomass and coal gangue. This study provides a basis for revealing the influence mechanism of cellulose on coal gangue pyrolysis, which accelerates the process of carbon neutralization. This can promote resource disposal of coal gangue by reduction, so as to reduce environmental pollution and improve the utilization rate of fossil energy. (c) 2022 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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The effect of cellulose on the pyrolysis characteristics of coal gangue was studied using TG-FTIR experiment. The study observed a synergistic effect between cellulose and coal gangue on mass loss. The reaction mechanism of coal gangue and cellulose co-pyrolysis was determined, and the comprehensive influencing factors were analyzed. This study is of great significance for understanding the mechanism of biomass and coal gangue co-pyrolysis and promoting the utilization of fossil energy.