1. Ash fusion characteristics of bamboo, wood and coal
- Author
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Jian Zhang, Xiaomeng Yang, Tao Zhang, Fang Liang, Zhijia Liu, Wanhe Hu, Bingbing Mi, and Hongzhong Xiang
- Subjects
Bamboo ,Materials science ,Scanning electron microscope ,business.industry ,020209 energy ,Mechanical Engineering ,Metallurgy ,02 engineering and technology ,Building and Construction ,Thermal treatment ,Pollution ,Chemical reaction ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,General Energy ,Transmission electron microscopy ,Bioenergy ,Fly ash ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Coal ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,business ,Civil and Structural Engineering - Abstract
Ash fusion characteristics of bamboo, masson pine and coal were investigated using X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRF results showed that the major components of bamboo ash were K2O, SiO2 and SO3. Masson pine ash mainly included Fe2O3 and CaO. Coal ash was comprised of SiO2, Al2O3, CaO, Fe2O3 and SO3. The variation of major components resulted in different fusion characteristics, such as the low fusion temperature of bamboo ash and the high thermal conductivity of masson pine ash. XRD results confirmed chemical compositions transformation because six main chemical reactions occurred during thermal treatment process. SEM and TEM results showed that the elongated grains or plates of various sizes of all thermal treated ashes disappeared and they had less pores and denser structure on the surface, indicating structure transformation. The results from this research will be helpful to promote utilization of masson pine and bamboo for fuel in power station of China.
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- 2018