Sequential extract
residues (R
i
,
i
= 1,
2, 3, 4, and 5) were obtained from Hefeng acid-washing
coal (HF
AC
) by petroleum ether, carbon disulfide, methanol,
acetone, and isometric carbon disulfide/acetone mixture, sequentially.
Pyrolysis behavior of the residues was determined using thermogravimetry
analysis. The Coats–Redfern method with different reaction
orders was used to analyze the pyrolysis kinetic of each sample, and
the kinetic parameters, including correlation coefficient (
R
2
), activation energy (
E
),
and pre-exponential factor (
A
), were calculated.
Results showed that the weight loss of extract residues was higher
than HF
AC
, and pyrolysis behavior varies greatly for residues,
which is related to the unstable structure after extraction. From
conversion–temperature (α–
T
)
curves, the pyrolysis process was divided into three stages: low-temperature
stage (150–350 °C), medium-temperature stage (350–550
°C), and high-temperature stage (550–950 °C). The
medium-temperature stage made great contribution to the process of
pyrolysis, which was dominated by depolymerization and decomposition
reaction. The relationship between kinetic parameters and reaction
order showed that the swelling effect is an important reason for the
discrepancy of
E
for each sample in the process of
pyrolysis.