Research Team: A/Prof. Pramod Koshy, Prof. Charles Sorrell, Dr. Esmaeil Adabifiroozjaei, Mr. James Jang (POSCO)
Industry Partner: POSCO
Timeframe: 2015 – 2016
Objectives
Outcomes
Objectives
- Investigate the pyrolysis behaviour of three coals under similar conditions in terms of tar and char yield
- Investigate the pyrolysis behaviour of three coals blended with six polymeric additives in order to determine the effects of polymer blending on the properties of the tar and char
Outcomes
- Most suitable polymers were identified for improving tar yield and these were found to have aromatic groups and were effective at low addition levels
- Amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers with aliphatic chains showed improvement only at high addition levels