Abstract: The present invention brings an actual concentration of a process gas closer to an ideal concentration, and a gas analysis device that is used in a fluid control system that controls a process gas obtained by vaporizing a liquid material or a solid material, the gas analysis device including: a first concentration calculation unit that calculates a concentration of the process gas; a second concentration calculation unit that calculates a concentration of a by-product gas at least generated in a side reaction that is a reaction different from a main reaction for generating the process gas; a comparison unit that compares a first actual concentration that is the concentration of the process gas calculated by the first concentration calculation unit with a first ideal concentration, and compares a second actual concentration that is the concentration of the by-product gas calculated by the second concentration calculation unit with a second ideal concentration.

Abstract: An ammonia decomposition system includes: a reactor filled with a catalyst for a decomposition reaction where ammonia which is a raw material is decomposed into hydrogen and nitrogen; a diluent gas supply line for supplying a diluent gas having a lower ammonia concentration than the raw material, such that the diluent gas is mixed with the raw material before the raw material flows into the catalyst; and an ammonia combustor for burning part of the ammonia. The reactor includes a catalyst containing part for containing the catalyst. The reactor is internally divided into a first chamber supplied with the raw material, and a second chamber located downstream of the first chamber in a direction in which the raw material flows. The catalyst containing part is disposed so as to communicate with each of the first chamber and the second chamber and to extend in the second chamber.

Abstract: An alkyl metalloxane compound and a method of producing the same are provided. The alkyl metalloxane compound includes one or more alkyl aluminoxane structural units, and one or more alkyl galloxane structural units per molecule. The method comprises reacting trialkyl gallium, trialkyl aluminum, and water.

Abstract: A system for analyzing a CO2 concentration of an amine-based absorbing solution includes a measurement apparatus that measures a viscosity of the amine-based absorbing solution and at least one selected from conductivity and ultrasonic propagation velocity of the amine-based absorbing solution, wherein the amine-based absorbing solution absorbs and removes CO2 from a target gas by gas-liquid contact with the target gas; and a controller that determines the CO2 concentration of the amine-based absorbing solution from results measured by the measurement apparatus.

Abstract: An alkyl metalloxane compound and a method of producing the same are provided. The alkyl metalloxane compound includes one or more alkyl aluminoxane structural units, and one or more alkyl galloxane structural units per molecule. The method comprises reacting trialkyl gallium, trialkyl aluminum, and water.

Abstract: A system for analyzing a CO2 concentration of an amine-based absorbing solution includes a measurement apparatus that measures a viscosity of the amine-based absorbing solution and at least one selected from conductivity and ultrasonic propagation velocity of the amine-based absorbing solution, wherein the amine-based absorbing solution absorbs and removes CO2 from a target gas by gas-liquid contact with the target gas; and a controller that determines the CO2 concentration of the amine-based absorbing solution from results measured by the measurement apparatus.

Abstract: The purpose is to produce inactivated coal in a short time while preventing spontaneous combustion. A coal inactivation processing apparatus for inactivating coal with an oxygen-containing process gas, wherein the coal inactivation processing apparatus comprises a kiln assembly (103) for passing coal (4) from the base-end side to the distal-end side therein, base-end-side process gas supply means (121-125) for supplying a process gas (13) to the base-end side of the interior of the kiln assembly (103), distal-end-side process gas supply means (131-135) for supplying a process gas (14) to the distal-end side of the interior of the kiln assembly (103), process gas oxygen concentration adjusting means (124a, 134a, 135, 136a) for adjusting the oxygen concentration of the process gases (13, 14) supplied into the kiln assembly (103), and a cooling device (160) for cooling the coal (4) inside the kiln assembly (103).

Abstract: A direct reduced iron manufacturing system includes a gas reformer for supplying steam to reform natural gas, a gas heater being a heating unit for heating a reformed gas reformed by the gas reformer to a predetermined temperature, a direct reduction furnace for reducing iron ore directly into reduced iron using a high-temperature reducing gas, an acid gas removal unit having an acid gas component absorber and a regenerator for releasing the acid gas, and a recovery gas introduction line for supplying a recovery gas released from the regenerator to each of a reforming furnace of the gas reformer and a furnace of the gas heater.

Abstract: A method for producing blast-furnace blowing coal to be blown through a tuyere into the interior of the blast-furnace body of a blast furnace, wherein: the composition and melting point of the ash from the coal are analyzed in advance; the composition of the blast-furnace slag is analyzed in advance; the blast-furnace slag contains more calcium oxide than the coal ash does; and the coal and the blast-furnace slag are mixed, on the basis of the composition and melting point of the coal ash and the composition of the blast-furnace slag, and in a manner such that the amount of calcium oxide contained in a quaternary system phase diagram including silicon dioxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide and calcium oxide, which are the principal components of the coal ash and the blast-furnace slag, causes the melting point of the ash to be 1400° C. or higher.

Abstract: On the basis of data obtained by means of analyzing coal, a first and second coal type satisfying conditions are selected, the ash melting point of the mixed coal resulting from mixing the first and second coal types is derived on the basis of a four-dimensional state diagram for SiO2—CaO—MgO-20% Al2O3, on the basis of the ash melting point of the mixed coal and the four-dimensional state diagram, an additive causing the ash melting point of the mixed coal to be at least 1400° C. at the lowest quantity when added to the mixed coal is selected from SiO2, MgO, and CaO, the addition quantity of the additive is derived, the first coal type and second coal type are mixed to result in the mixed coal, and the addition quantity of the additive is added to the mixed coal.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing blast furnace blow-in coal that can, at a low cost, obtain blast furnace blow-in coal that suppresses occlusion by blast furnace blow-in ash or accretion of blast furnace blow-in ash in a pathway leading to a tuyere of a blast furnace main body, while suppressing a decrease in the amount of heat release. The method includes selecting first and second coal types satisfying conditions (S2, S3), on the basis of the CaO content in the ash when the oxides of Al, Si, Ca, and Mg in the ash is 100 wt % and the Al2O3 content in the ash is 20 wt %, deriving the mixing ratio of the first and second coal types that results in the CaO content in the ash of the mixed coal being at least 40 wt % (S4), and mixing the first and second coal types (S5) at the mixing ratio.

Abstract: A direct reduced iron manufacturing system includes a gas reformer for supplying steam to reform natural gas, a gas heater being a heating unit for heating a reformed gas reformed by the gas reformer to a predetermined temperature, a direct reduction furnace for reducing iron ore directly into reduced iron using a high-temperature reducing gas, an acid gas removal unit having an acid gas component absorber and a regenerator for releasing the acid gas, and a recovery gas introduction line for supplying a recovery gas released from the regenerator to each of a reforming furnace of the gas reformer and a furnace of the gas heater.

Abstract: A blast furnace includes: a blast furnace body; raw material charging means for charging raw material into the blast furnace body; hot air blowing means for blowing hot air into the blast furnace body; a drying apparatus etc. for evaporating moisture in low-grade coal; a dry distillation apparatus etc. for carbonizing dried coal; a cooling apparatus etc. for cooling carbonized coal; a pulverization apparatus etc. for pulverizing the carbonized coal cooled by the cooling apparatus; a storage tank for storing powdered coal; a nitrogen gas supply source, a conveyor line and a cyclone separator etc. for conveying the powdered coal pulverized by the pulverization apparatus to the inside of the storage tank by generating a gas flow with the nitrogen gas; and an injection lance etc. for feeding the powdered coal inside the storage tank to hot air that is blown into the blast furnace body.

Abstract: Included are: a direct reduction furnace for reducing iron ore directly into reduced iron using a high-temperature reducing gas including hydrogen and carbon monoxide, an acid gas removal unit having an acid gas component absorber for removing, with an absorbent such as an amine-based solvent, acid gas components (CO2, H2S) in a reduction furnace flue gas discharged from the direct reduction furnace, and a regenerator for releasing the acid gas, and a degradation product removal unit for separating and removing a degradation product in the absorbent used by circulating through the absorber and the regenerator.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to enable low-cost acquisition of an inert gas (low-oxygen concentration gas) promoting the release of a pyrolyzed gas from coal. The invention is provided with: a coal pyrolysis device main body (110) utilizing the rotary kiln method; exhaust means (118, 118a to 118c, 130), connected to an outer cylinder (113) of the coal pyrolysis device main body (110), for exhausting an exhaust gas present inside the outer cylinder (113); gas extraction means (141, 141a, 141b, 143, 144, 144a) for extracting a portion of the exhaust gas exhausted by the exhaust means; and low-oxygen concentration gas supply means (141, 141a, 141b, 147, 142, 145, 145a, 146) for delivering into the inner cylinder (112) the exhaust gas extracted by the gas extraction means so that the oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas is lowered.

Abstract: To provide a coal for a boiler fuel (10) used as a fuel for a coal-fired boiler, the coal for a boiler fuel comprising a reformed coal (10) comprising a raw coal (2) and calcium ion-exchanged on a raw coal (2). The raw coal (2) comprises a lignite or a subbituminous coal, and the amount of calcium is an equimolar amount relative to the molar amount of sulfur contained in the raw coal (2).

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to increase the calorific value, and to obtain coal having further reduced mercury content. A drying step (S1) of drying low-rank coal (1) constituting coal to obtain dried coal (2), a dry deashing step of removing ash (6) from the dried coal (2) obtained in the drying step (S1) by a dry deashing apparatus, and a pyrolyzing step (S3) of pyrolyzing the deashed dried coal (3) obtained in the dry deashing step (S2) to obtain deashed pyrolyzed coal (4) are performed.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a supply feeder that supplies the low-grade charcoal; heating means that heat the low-grade charcoal; a shooter that sends out carbonization gas and generated carbonized charcoal; a reference gas supply source that adds a reference gas to the carbonization gas; a gas concentration measurement device that measures the concentration (Cs) of the reference gas and the concentration (Cc) of carbon dioxide in the mixed gas of the reference gas and the carbonization gas from the shooter; and a computation control device that, on the basis of the concentrations (Cc) and (Cs), the supply flow rate of the reference gas, and the supply weight of the low-grade charcoal, calculates the amount of carbon dioxide generated, determines the carbonization fraction of the low-grade charcoal, and controls a heating means in a manner so as to result in a target carbonization fraction.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a reference gas supply source that adds a reference gas that is a noble gas to a carbonization gas; a combustor that combusts the mixed gas of the carbonization gas and the reference gas and sends out an inspection gas; a gas rheometer that measures a flow rate of the inspection gas; a gas concentration measurement device; and a computation control device that determines the flow rate of the reference gas (noble gas) in the mixed gas from the concentration of reference gas, determines the amount of carbon component generated in the carbonization gas, determines the carbonization fraction of carbonized charcoal from the concentration of the carbon component in low-grade charcoal, the amount of carbon component generated, and the weight of supplied low-grade charcoal, and controls a valve in a manner so that a target carbonization fraction results.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a reference gas supply source that adds a reference gas of nitrogen gas to a carbonization gas; a combustor that combusts a mixed gas of the carbonization gas and the reference gas, and sends out an inspection gas; a gas rheometer; a gas concentration measurement device that measures the concentration of the nitrogen gas and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the inspection gas; and a computation control device that determines the flow rate of the nitrogen gas in the mixed gas, determines the amount generated of carbon components in the carbonization gas, determines the carbonization fraction of carbonized charcoal from the concentration of carbon components in low-grade charcoal, the amount generated, and the supply weight of the low-grade charcoal, and controls a valve in a manner so as to result in a target carbonization fraction.