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Estimation of average polynuclear aromatic ring size in an Iowa vitrain and a Virginia vitrain

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OSTI ID:5518429
High-resolution techniques for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in solids have been used to obtain spectra of /sup 13/C and /sup 1/H in an Iowa and a Virginia vitrain. The carbon spectrum separated into two well defined peaks from which an aromatic and aliphatic portion was estimated. A superposition of Lorentzian lines was used to represent the aliphatic and aromatic proton signals, which were not well separated under high-resolution techniques. The fractions of aromatic carbon and hydrogen thus obtained were used to estimate an average polynuclear aromatic ring size in the coals studied.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
5518429
Report Number(s):
ISM-261; CONF-7904126-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English