Coal dewatering using liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) or supercritical CO₂ (ScCO2) has been regarded as more effective than conventional thermal drying methods. This is because coal properties such as pore structure, surface area, and surface chemical groups are not significantly altered at relatively low temperatures associated with LCO2 treatment. In this application, understanding the precise mechanism by which LCO₂ interacts with water confined within coal pores is essential. However, direct evidence demonstrating the relationship between the water-dissolution kinetics and coal dewatering has been lacking.
In this study, the extent of water removal from coal was measured under LCO₂ and ScCO₂. A shadowgraph technique was employed to observe the time-dependent behavior of water dissolution in LCO₂ under coal-free condition. The water removal from coal showed an exponential increase with increasing CO₂ saturation pressures, reaching a maximum of approximately 40 %-equivalent to 0.4 g of water removed per 1 g of coal-under ScCO₂. The similar time-dependent trend in water removal was also observed for single water droplet under coal-free condition. This similarity was observed because the water confined within coal pores was exposed to LCO2 and subsequently dissolved into it. This finding indicates that water dissolution into LCO2 predominantly governs the desorption of water molecules from coal.
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