The temperature programmed steam gasification and isothermal steam gasification (TPSG and ISG) of Shengli lignite were studied on a fixed-bed micro-reactor equipment.The TPSG results suggested that some inherent minerals effectively improved steam gasification of Shengli lignite.The initial reaction temperature and gas-reaction temperature for steam gasification decreased by about 96℃ and 150℃

respectively

when the mineral elements were retained in the lignite.The minerals in the lignite which were assumed to be catalysts aiding the lignite-steam gasification could be separated with hydrochloric acid.The effect of different acid treatments of the lignite on steam gasification was also studied.The H2/CO molar ratio in the syngas produced from the steam gasification of raw lignite (SL-raw) and the lignite back- added with HCl eluate (SL-HCl-Re) were as high as 17.3 and 4.3

respectively

but it was only 1.22 for the lignite treated with HCl or HF.It was speculated that the enhanced steam gasification of Shengli lignite could be attributed to the promotion effect of inherent minerals on water-gas shift reaction (WGSR).Finally

the possible in-situ catalytic mechanism of inherent minerals in Shengli lignite for steam gasification reaction was suggested.