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Effect of Operating Parameters on Microbial Desulfurization of Coal by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans에 의한 생물학적 석탄탈황에 미치는 조업인자의 영향

  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

In microbial coal desulfurization process (MCDP) by using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, the effect of process variables on pyritic sulfur removal efficiency has been investigated. The inhibitory effect of toxic materials contained in coal matrix on the activity of desulfurizing bacteria have been evaluated in coal extracts, and the results showed that the method was useful to evaluate the applicability of a coal which is to be desulfurization to MCDP. The removal efficiency increased with decreasing particle size and decreases with increasing pulp density, but has no significant influence of particle size and pup densities at high pulp densities over 20 wt%. The mass transfers of gaseous nutrients such as oxygen and carbon dioxide into coal slurry with various pulp densities and coal particle size has been studied in an airlift bioreactor. Mass transfer coefficient was independent of pulp density in coal slurry with fine particle below 175 $\mu\textrm{m}$, but significantly decreased with increasing pulp density over 225 $\mu\textrm{m}$. The coal particles over 575 $\mu\textrm{m}$ were significantly settled to the bottom of bioreactor resulting in poor mixing. Considering mass transfer, pulp density and coal mixing, an optimal size of coal particle for the microbial coal desulfurization process seems to be about 500 $\mu\textrm{m}$.

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans를 이용한 석탄의 생물학적 탈활공정의 효율에 미치는 여러 조업인자들의 규명하였다. 석탄에 함유된 저해물질이 탈황세균의 활성에 미치는 영향을 평가함으로써 생물탈황기술이 적용 가능한 석탄을 선별할 수 있음을 보였다. 석탄 탈황효율은 석탄 슬러리 농도와 입자크기에 많은 영향을 받았다. 석탄 탈황 효율은 입자크기가 작을수록 증가하였으며, 슬러리 농도가 증가할수록 감소하였다. 탈황효율은 슬러리 농도 20～30% 이상에서는 석탄 입자크기와 슬러리 농도의 영향이 미미하였다. 또한, 석탄 탈황에 적용 가능한 airlift bioreactor에서 석탄 입자와 슬러리농도 변화에 따른 물질전달 특성을 규명하였다. 석탄슬러리에서 물질전달은 석탄입자의 크기와 슬러리 농도에 많은 영향을 받았다. 물질전달 계수는 석탄 입자크기가 175 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 이하의 미분탄인 경우 슬러리 농도의 영향은 미미하였으며, 225 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 이상의 입자크기를 갖는 석탄 슬러리에서는 슬러리 농도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. 물질전달 계수는 석탄 입자크기에 많은 영향을 받았다. 물질전달 계수는 미분탄에서 낮았으며 입자크기가 증가함에 따라 증가하여 575 $\mu\textrm{m}$일 때 물질전달이 가장 우수하였으며, 575 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 이상에서는 석탄입자의 침전문제가 발생하여 생물탈황공정에 적용이 어렸다. 물질전달, 탈황효율, 슬러리 농도 등을 조업인자들을 고려할 때 생물탈황에 적용할 최적의 석탄 입자의 크기는 약 500 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 전후인 것으로 평가되었다.

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