Improved size exclusion chromatography of coal derived materials using N-methyl-2-pyrolidinone as mobile phase
- Univ. of London (United Kingdom); and others
A detailed knowledge of the molecular mass distribution (MMD) in coal and its derived products is essential for a fundamental understanding of coal structure, and of the processes occurring during pyrolyis, liquefaction and combustion. In size exclusion chromatography (SEC) tetrahydrofuran (THF) is commonly employed as the mobile phase. However, THF has limited solvating power and consequently a significant proportion of such materials goes undetected. By comparison, N-methyl-2-pyrolidinone is capable of solvating more of the coal sample and therefore gives the opportunity to determine an improved MMD. In this contribution the extended capabilities of NRP as the mobile phase are demonstrated by analysis of the solutions from solvent fractionation of a coal tar pitch, by SEC using UV/V is absorption, fluorescence and differential refractive index detection. Further application to other coal derived materials appears to indicate that separation is by a substantially size-dependent mechanism.
- OSTI ID:
- 214707
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950801-; TRN: 96:000922-0178
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 210. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Chicago, IL (United States), 20-25 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 210th ACS national meeting. Part 1 and 2; PB: 1866 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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