Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 32, Issue 5, 670(2024)

Online laser absorption spectroscopy detection of trace ethylene in coal pyrolysis

Zheng DUAN1... Xingxing MENG1, Kailiang LI1, Xiaocong SUN1, Yali TIAN1, Ting GONG1, Chuanliang LI1, Xuanbing QIU1,* and Tingdong CAI2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Shanxi Precision Measurement and Online Testing Equipment Engineering Research Center, Shanxi Province Light Field Regulation and Integration Application Technology Innovation Center, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan030024, China
  • 2College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou1116, China
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    To achieve the online identification and detection of trace ethylene gas during coal pyrolysis, we constructed a vinyl gas concentration detection system using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS). This system combines wavelength modulation with long optical path technology. We employed a distributed feedback (DFB) laser with a central wavelength of 1 620 nm, situated in the communication band, and a 15⁃meter long optical path cell for sample absorption. The SR830 was used for wavelength demodulation, enabling us to determine ethylene concentrations through second harmonic signal inversion. We used high⁃precision flow controllers to dilute ethylene with high⁃purity nitrogen gas, creating standard ethylene gas samples with concentrations ranging from 10×10-6 to 90×10-6, achieving a linear fitting correlation coefficient R2 of 0.998 9. An Allan variance analysis experiment on a 20ppm ethylene sample over 4 000 s determined the minimum detection limit to be 121×10-9. To examine the evolution of ethylene concentration in various gas environments during coal pyrolysis, we maintained a gas flow rate at 150 mL/min. We analyzed the online release process of identified ethylene gas in nitrogen, air, and synthetic air (22% oxygen, 78% nitrogen) environments. Our findings revealed that below 500 ℃, ethylene release in all three environments was low and consistent. Between 500 to 700 ℃, ethylene release in a nitrogen environment was notably higher than in the other two gases, with the release rate in air being the fastest, peaking at about 40ppm. Above 700 ℃, ethylene release in all environments began to decline. These results provide a critical scientific basis for further exploration into the mechanism of ethylene generation during coal pyrolysis, the refinement of coal pyrolysis techniques, the enhancement of coal utilization efficiency, and the advancement of environmental preservation.

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    Zheng DUAN, Xingxing MENG, Kailiang LI, Xiaocong SUN, Yali TIAN, Ting GONG, Chuanliang LI, Xuanbing QIU, Tingdong CAI. Online laser absorption spectroscopy detection of trace ethylene in coal pyrolysis[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2024, 32(5): 670

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    Received: Oct. 5, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 2, 2024

    The Author Email: QIU Xuanbing (qiuxb@tyust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20243205.0670

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