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Title: Studies of the mechanism of Coal Hydrogenation by Electron Spin Resonance. Quarterly technical progress report, March 1-May 31, 1980. [For high-temperature, high pressure measurements]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5175323· OSTI ID:5175323

This is the first quarterly report on the program Studies of Coal Hydrogenation by Electron Spin Resonance. This quarter has been devoted to constructing apparatus for high temperature-high pressure electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements, characterizing the performance of the microwave cavity, and carrying out preliminary room temperature studies on coals and coal products. At the start of this program, there were no microwave cavities available to study high pressure-high temperature reactions. A system was constructed which can be used to study coal hydrogenation, and satisfies the conditions described in the report. This cavity was constructed using funding from Rockwell International, and will be used on this program. Because of the dependence of the work to be done with this device for this program, the construction is described in detail. This report, therefore, considers the design philosophy, construction of the device, a preliminary discussion of its performance, and application of the cavity for room temperature studies on several varieties of coal.

Research Organization:
Rockwell International Corp., Thousand Oaks, CA (USA). Science Center
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-80PC30072
OSTI ID:
5175323
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/30072-T1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English