| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209185 | Fuel Processing Technology | 2016 | 6 Pages |
•[Bmim]H2PO4 pretreatment drastically increases the total liquid yield and the yield of oil.•[Bmim]H2PO4 pretreatment significantly increases the arenes and phenolics content in oil.•Pretreatment temperature plays key roles in the increase of total liquid yield and the yield of oil.
The pyrolysis behaviors of Shengli lignite (SL) pretreated with ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium dihydrogen phosphate ([Bmim]H2PO4) was studied in this paper. The effect of pretreatment temperature and the ratio of [Bmim]H2PO4 to SL on the pyrolysis behaviors of lignite were mainly investigated. Also the mechanism of the influence of [Bmim]H2PO4 pretreatment on the pyrolysis of lignite was investigated by FTIR analysis. It is found that [Bmim]H2PO4 pretreatment results in the drastical increase of the yield of tar, especially the yield of oil fraction. The yield of tars obtained from pyrolysis of SL treated in [Bmim]H2PO4 at 200 °C with the ratio of [Bmim]H2PO4 to SL at 1 increases by 1.7 times compared to that of SL. [Bmim]H2PO4 pretreatment results in the increase of yield of oil fraction, especially the yield of arenes and phenolics. The FT-IR analysis shows that [Bmim]H2PO4 pretreatment results in the increase of the content of carbonyl group and ether bond in SL.
