Desulfurization of Coal in a Fluidized-Bed Reactor
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The function of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been to prepare students for the study and application of chemistry in industry. This focus has included preparation for employment in various industries as well as the development, design, and operation of equipment and processes within industry.Through the CBE Department, Iowa State University is nationally recognized for its initiatives in bioinformatics, biomaterials, bioproducts, metabolic/tissue engineering, multiphase computational fluid dynamics, advanced polymeric materials and nanostructured materials.
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The Department of Chemical Engineering was founded in 1913 under the Department of Physics and Illuminating Engineering. From 1915 to 1931 it was jointly administered by the Divisions of Industrial Science and Engineering, and from 1931 onward it has been under the Division/College of Engineering. In 1928 it merged with Mining Engineering, and from 1973–1979 it merged with Nuclear Engineering. It became Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2005.
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1913 - present
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (1913–1928)
- Department of Chemical and Mining Engineering (1928–1957)
- Department of Chemical Engineering (1957–1973, 1979–2005)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (2005–present)
- College of Engineering(parent college)
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Abstract
The pioneering investigation of Jacobs and Mirkus (1) showed that substantial amounts of sulfur could be removed from Illinois No. 6 coal by treatment with mixtures of air, nitrogen, and steam in a fluidized bed reactor at moderately elevated temperatures. Thus by treating coal, which had been ground in a hammer mill (100% through 8-mesh screen), with a gas mixture containing 2.7% oxygen, 35% steam, and 62.3% nitrogen at 510°C for 30 min, the sulfate and pyritic sulfur content of the solids was reduced about 80% and the organic sulfur content 10%. However, at the same time the content of combustible volatile matter was reduced about 65%. Desulfurization improved with increasing residence time and decreasing particle size, but it was affected only slightly by oxygen concentrations in the range of 2-10% or steam concentrations in the range of 0-85%. The sulfur content of the char declined as the treatment temperature.
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Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Coal Desulfurization Chapter 23, pp 305–320 DOI: 10.1021/bk-1977-0064.ch023. Copyright 1977 American Chemical Society.