Energy Sources Part A-recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, Vol.35, No.2, 134-143, 2013
The Removal of Sulfur from Dursunbey and Iskilip Lignites in Turkey, Using Natural Trona: 2. The Effect of the Microwave Radiation Method
This article describes the removal of pyritic and total sulfur contents of Dursunbey and Iskilip lignites in microwave radiation atmosphere using trona, which is a natural mineral. Preliminary experiments were carried out aimed at determining optimum conditions using trona solutions with concentrations in the 2.5015.00% range at microwave radiation powers of 90, 180, and 360 W for microwave radiation durations ranging from 30 to 480 sec. The effect of variables, such as distilled water (0%), trona solution concentration (1.2515.00%), and microwave radiation power (90, 180, and 360 W), on sulfur removal was determined under optimal conditions. As a result of experiments conducted in microwave radiation atmosphere, the pyritic sulfur contents of Dursunbey and Iskilip lignites were reduced by 48 and 38% and the total sulfur contents by 38 and 32%, respectively.