Abstract
Gas phase alkali metal compounds contribute to fouling, slagging, corrosion, and agglomeration problems in a gasifier system. Vapors of alkali metal compounds can be removed by quench of gases and the adsorption of char/ash in a chemical quench process. In the present study, an experimental investigation was performed to describe the properties of alkali vapor adsorption by the high-temperature coal char with NaCl as the alkali metal model compound. The experimental results may be helpful to control the alkali metal corrosion in coal gasifier.