Catalytic coal gasification: mechanism, kinetics, and reactor model

Abstract

Catalytic coal gasification is a promising technology in the field of clean coal utilization. A comprehensive understanding of mechanisms, reaction kinetic, and reactor model is crucial. This article summarizes and analyzes the catalytic mechanisms of key reactions, such as C–O₂, C–CO₂, C–H₂O, and CO–H₂. It also compares various kinetic models, including shrinking core model, random pore model, volume model and their respective modifications. Additionally, the article delves into mathematical modellings of catalytic coal gasification, encompassing molecular models or density functional theory, empirical model, computational fluid dynamics, Aspen modeling, and artificial neural network. The aim is to provide a roadmap for the development and scale up of reactors used in catalytic coal gasification.