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Chemistry and structure of coal derived asphaltenes and preasphaltenes. Quarterly progress report, April-June 1981

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5838984
The purpose was to increase the pyrolysis yield by oxidation of a good precursor such as Catalytic Incorporated asphaltene without sacrificing mesophase growth as determined by the microstructure. Asphaltene was oxidized to two higher levels of oxygen content by: (1) heating in air at 100/sup 0/C for two days which increased the oxygen content from 4.5% to 5.83% by weight; (2) oxidizing over chromyl chloride to replace aromatic methyl groups by aldehyde groups which increased the oxygen content to 9.62% by weight. Increasing the oxygen content to 5.83% increased the pyrolysis yield and also did not affect the microstructure but an increase to 9.62% which gave higher yields, completely destroyed the graphitizability of the precursor. (ATT)
Research Organization:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-75ET10626
OSTI ID:
5838984
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/10626-T4; FE-2031-21; ON: DE82002342
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English