抄録
Recently statistical models of flash pyrolysis based on the macromolecular coal structure have been proposed. While traditional models based on lumping kinetics have little flexibility for the variety of coal ranks and reaction conditions, statistical models can predict the variation of tar yield and molecular weight with pressure and heating rate. However, the relation among the coal structure and chemical reactions (degradation and crosslinking reaction) is not fully understood. Advanced pyrolysis models which provide enough information to control pyrolysis reaction of coal should be created in near future.
