Abstract:
In response to the national "dual carbon" policy, so as to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, the co-combustion of coal and ammonia has received widespread attention. Based on molecular dynamic simulation, researches were conducted on the changes in the types and quantities of coal-ammonia pre-pyrolysis products at different temperatures, and the migration pathways of nitrogen element during pre-pyrolysis and combustion processes, so as to obtain the influence mechanism of pre-pyrolysis temperature on NO
x emissions. Results show that, the increase of pre-pyrolysis temperature leads to the decrease of NO
x emissions during combustion. Due to the increased temperature can enhance the interactions between coal and ammonia during pre-pyrolysis, the production of CN and HCN increases with the increase of pre-pyrolysis temperature, and the conversion of hydrogen atoms in coal into H
2 is promoted by the interactions between coal and ammonia. Meanwhile, the increase of pre-pyrolysis temperature can promote the pyrolysis of NH
3 to produce N
2, reducing the nitrogen sources available for NO
x formation. The reduction in NH
3 content decreases the generation of HNO, thereby lowering NO
x emissions. Additionally, the increase of pre-pyrolysis temperature can promote the production of H
2. The presence of H
2, on the one hand, can consume a large amount of O
2, reducing the formation of NO
x during combustion, on the other hand, can accelerate the conversion of HNO to N
2, thus reducing the generation of NO from HNO decomposition.