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Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors

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dc.contributor.author Oboirien, BO
dc.contributor.author Ojumu, TV
dc.contributor.author Obayopo, SO
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-30T08:04:02Z
dc.date.available 2013-09-30T08:04:02Z
dc.date.issued 2013-02
dc.identifier.citation Oboirien, B.O, Ojumu, T.V and Obayopo, S.O. 2013. Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: Performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors. Fuel Processing Technology, vol. 106, pp 295-302 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0378-3820
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6961
dc.description Copyright: 2013 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in Fuel Processing Technology, vol. 106, pp 295-302 en_US
dc.description.abstract Coal biosolubilisation was investigated in stirred tank reactor, fluidised bed and fixed bed bioreactors with a view to highlight the advantages and shortcomings of each of these reactor configurations. The stirred aerated bioreactor and fluidised bioreactor represent slurry reactor systems enabling a comparative study. Direct comparison between these and the fixed bed bioreactor could not be carried as the corresponding particle sizes will result to a pressure drop in the fixed bed reactor. Coal solubilisation showed a higher coal weight loss in the stirred tank slurry bioreactor in comparison to the fluidised bed slurry bioreactor at 5% (w/v) coal loading and 600–850 µm coal fractions. Higher aeration is required in the fluidised bed bioreactor than in the stirred tank slurry bioreactor at constant coal loading and particle size because in fluidised bed bioreactor aeration was also used for mixing. Coal biosolubilisation in the packed bed bioreactor was minimal. The low performance was attributed to the large coal particle size fraction (1.5–2 mm) used. Minimal damage to the fungal culture was observed. However, clogging of bed by fungi resulted in channelling or misdistribution that ultimately leads to poor and unpredictable internal mass transport. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;11491
dc.subject Fungal solubilisation en_US
dc.subject Low rank coal en_US
dc.subject Stirred tank reactor en_US
dc.subject Fluidised bed reactor en_US
dc.subject Fixed bed reactor en_US
dc.title Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Oboirien, B., Ojumu, T., & Obayopo, S. (2013). Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6961 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Oboirien, BO, TV Ojumu, and SO Obayopo "Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors." (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6961 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Oboirien B, Ojumu T, Obayopo S. Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6961. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Oboirien, BO AU - Ojumu, TV AU - Obayopo, SO AB - Coal biosolubilisation was investigated in stirred tank reactor, fluidised bed and fixed bed bioreactors with a view to highlight the advantages and shortcomings of each of these reactor configurations. The stirred aerated bioreactor and fluidised bioreactor represent slurry reactor systems enabling a comparative study. Direct comparison between these and the fixed bed bioreactor could not be carried as the corresponding particle sizes will result to a pressure drop in the fixed bed reactor. Coal solubilisation showed a higher coal weight loss in the stirred tank slurry bioreactor in comparison to the fluidised bed slurry bioreactor at 5% (w/v) coal loading and 600–850 µm coal fractions. Higher aeration is required in the fluidised bed bioreactor than in the stirred tank slurry bioreactor at constant coal loading and particle size because in fluidised bed bioreactor aeration was also used for mixing. Coal biosolubilisation in the packed bed bioreactor was minimal. The low performance was attributed to the large coal particle size fraction (1.5–2 mm) used. Minimal damage to the fungal culture was observed. However, clogging of bed by fungi resulted in channelling or misdistribution that ultimately leads to poor and unpredictable internal mass transport. DA - 2013-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Fungal solubilisation KW - Low rank coal KW - Stirred tank reactor KW - Fluidised bed reactor KW - Fixed bed reactor LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 SM - 0378-3820 T1 - Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors TI - Fungi solubilisation of low rank coal: performances of stirred tank, fluidised bed and packed bed reactors UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6961 ER - en_ZA


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