Carbonization Regime Process of Coal Tar Refined Soft Pitch

Abstract:

The thermal behavior of coal tar refined soft pitch (CTRSP) was investigated by using polarizing microscope with heating stage and thermogravimetric analyzer. The phenomena of carbonization regime process of CTRSP were observed directly in the micro-picture taken online. The results showed that the carbonization thermal dynamic process of CTRSP is divided into several typical stages. At 30-250°C,there is small molecular evaporation; at 250-390 °C,there is thermal decomposition and small molecular evaporation; at 390-480°C,there is the condensation of small molecules and radicals into macromolecules and directional arrangement generating small spheres; at 480-520°C,there is the coking stage; at 520-560°C, there is the semicokes dehydrogenation and shrinkage. The spherules are formed at about 390°C. The growth process of the spherules is divided into several stages: absorption optical isotropic matrix asphalt to grow, two spherule collision fusion and growth, finally (at 480-520°C) due to gravity is greater than surface tension small spheroid disintegration deformation and became fibrillar semicoke (at 520-560 °C). Thermogravimetric (TG) - differential thermogravimetry (DTG) curve are treated by Freeman-Carrolls non isothermal differential method, coal tar soft pitchs first-order reaction is from 253°C to 325°C, from 370 °C to 413°C two temperature stages, activation energy is 28.575 kJ/mol and 60.210 kJ/mol, pre-exponential factor is 2.328×10⁶ and 1.4833×10⁷, respectively. The microscopic picture recording was consistent with thermal heavy kinetic equation and the results confirmed that the chief of thermal decomposition reaction is operated from 253 °C to 325 °C, the most of condensation polymerization reaction is operated from 370 °C to 413 °C.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 750-752)
• Pages: 1689-1695
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.750-752.1689
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Li Juan Gao, Xue Fei Zhao, Shi Quan Lai, Yan Xial Liu
• Keywords: Average Molecular Structure, Coal Tar Refined Soft Pitch, Polarizing Microscope with Heating Stage, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

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