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Separation and characterization of coal derived components

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5000414

Eight samples rich in monohydroxyl aromatics and dihydroxyl aromatics were submitted to SRI International for field-ionization mass spectral analyses. An important breakthrough was made when it was discovered that a ..mu..-Porasil column and carbon tetrachloride: dimethyl sulfoxide mobile phases could be used to separate preasphaltenes-1 and preasphaltenes-2 in F-51. For F-45, preasphaltenes-1 and about 65% of preasphaltenes-2 could be separated. In addition, with a ..mu..-Bondapak NH/sub 2/ column and chloroform:2-propanol mobile phases the monohydroxyl aromatics and dihydroxyl aromatics in oils and asphaltenes were separated. Encouraging results were obtained for the compound class separation of hydroaromatics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic nitrogen compounds, and hydroxyl aromatics using a Nucleosil NO/sub 2/ column and n-heptane:chloroform mobile phases. 3 references, 4 tables, 4 figures.

Research Organization:
Wyoming Univ., Laramie (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-83PC60015
OSTI ID:
5000414
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/60015-12; ON: DE84010414
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English