The steam gasification experiment of FJC lignite, BL lignite, SH bituminous and TT anthracite were carried out by using an own design WFSM-3060TL Catalyst Evaluation Unit apparatus. The infulence of coal rank on the steam gasification activity was investigated. Experiment conditions: heating rate:15°C/min (25°C-500°C), 2°C/min (500°C-850°C). The resuts show that gasification of lignite is better. With the deepening of coal rank, the steam gasifiction reactivity of coal samples decreases obviously, the higher the coal rank is, the worse the gasification reactivity is.

By using copper manganese sulfated and lanthanum nitrate as raw materials, and NaOH as precipitating agent, the copper-manganese-lanthanum mixed oxides were prepared through co-precipitation method. The catalyst samples were characterized by XRD, TPR and TPD, and the catalytic properties on water gas shift (WGS) reaction were studied. The results show that, La doping didn’t change the crystal structure, but the sample crystallinity was deteriorated. Cu-Mn/La-0.5 sample reduction temperature was low and the adsorption quantity of activated CO2 was large, which implied that copper and manganese components have good metal synergic effect, lower temperature activity and thermal stability.

Cu-Ce-La mixed oxide catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation methods with a series of precipitator concentration and characterized using X-ray diffraction, BET, TPR, and catalytic reaction for the water-gas shift. The Cu-Ce-La mixed oxide prepared by 4.0 mol/L NaOH concentration presented the highest activity and thermal stability. the precipitator concentration influence the activity of catalyst via the stability of crystal structure and mesoporous structure. La3+or Ce4+substituted copper ion of CeO2framework during reaction process. The concentration of precipitator can control pore diameter of catalyst in synthetical process. The raising of precipitator concentration, from 0.5 to 2.0 mol/L, lead to enhancing of synergistic effects between CuO and CeO2.

The effects of Cu/Mn ratio on the activity and stability of Cu-Mn catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction (WGSR) were investigated. Activity tests showed that the Cu-Mn catalyst while the ration of Cu to Mn is 1:1 displayed higher activity and better stability than that of others catalysts. The BET , XRD and TPR results revealed that the Cu-Mn catalyst while the ration of Cu to Mn is 1:1 led to higher surface area, a more stable catalyst structure and suitable reduction performance, in turn leading to better catalytic behavior for the Cu-Mn catalyst.