Spontaneous Combustion of Coal (I)

(Method of Oxygen Consumption)

Abstract

The spontaneous combustion of coal is a typical reaction of exothermic oxidizing reaction. The rate of oxygen consumption of coal has been measured as a function of temperature from 80°C to 380°C. The kinetic parameters of the exothermic oxidizing reaction of coal in oxygen have been determined and the reaction was found to act the three stage reactions in the temperature range of 80-380°C.