A high sodium Zhundong coal was gasified in a novel design of fluidized bed gasifier.
Zhundong coal shows good gasification performance due to the catalytic effect of sodium in coal ash.
The experimental results are in accordance with the ternary phase diagram prediction of Na2O-SiO2-Al2O3.
Ways of inhibiting agglomeration are proposed for high sodium coal gasification.
The formation of high melting point sodium-containing compound NaAlSiO4 is the essence to inhibit agglomeration.