Abstract:
While existing studies on ammonia-coal co-combustion have primarily focused on NO
x emissions, there has been limited attention to the generation mechanisms of corrosive pollutants such as SO
2. Researchers have also noted the inhibitory effect of CO
2 on NO
x formation during ammonia-coal co-combustion, but relevant studies have mostly focused on oxygen-enriched combustion atmospheres. Under air combustion conditions, the mechanism by which CO
2 in the local combustion atmosphere regulates pollutant formation during ammonia-coal co-combustion remains unclear. In this study, a drop-tube furnace experimental system for ammonia-coal-CO-combustion was established to investigate the Influence mechanism of the local combustion atmosphere. The effects of premixed/non-premixed co-combustion methods on pollutant generation were also focused on. The main influencing factors include the co-firing ratio of ammonia, excess air coefficient, combustion temperature, local combustion atmosphere, and co-combustion methods. The combustion products were characterized via FTIR online monitoring and fly ash elemental analysis to reveal the multiphase reaction mechanism of pollutants such as NO
x, SO
2. The results showed that the NO concentration increased with a higher NH
3-fuel ratio, but the ammonia-coal co-combustion still reduced the NO
x emission compared to pure ammonia combustion. A synergistic effect between the NH
3-fuel ratio and excess air coefficient was observed, with the lowest NO concentration occurring at a 30% NH
3-fuel ratio and an excess air coefficient of 1.2. The optimal excess air coefficient decreased with a lower NH
3-fuel ratio. Introducing CO
2 into the local atmosphere initially reduced NO concentration significantly, which then gradually increased as the CO
2 concentration rose to 15%, accompanied by a sharp rise in residual carbon in fly ash. Compared to the non-premixed mode, the premixed co-combustion resulted in higher NO concentrations due to more complete mixing. Meanwhile, SO
2 emissions were lower in the non-premixed mode, where more sulfur was retained as elemental sulfur in the ash. Under non-premixed co-combustion, after delayed injection of NH
3, the NO concentration increased; the fraction of S in ash increased slightly, while the N content doubled.