Chemistry and structure of coal-derived asphaltenes, Phase III. Quarterly progress report, July--September 1978

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6090235· OSTI ID:6090235

Yen, T. F.

Preparative scale GPC separation of Synthoil asphaltene was carried out on styrene-divinyl benzene packing (Bio-Beads S-X8). The elution took place in the order of high to low molecular weight. Analyses indicate that aromatic ring systems with large saturated substituents elute first followed by more aromatic molecules with less saturated substituents. Infrared measurements on coal-derived asphaltenes were carried out with a large path cell (1 cm) in order to measure absorbance as a function of concentration in dilute solution down to 0.3 g/l where association between asphaltenes is not significant. VPO molecular weight studies indicate that coal-derived oils and resins undergo very little association in the solvent THF in the range 4 to 30 g/l in contrast to coal-derived asphaltenes and benzene insolubles. Thermal treatment of a Synthoil Coal liquid solvent fraction (oil + resin), in tetralin (1:2 wt. ratio) at 232/sup 0/C for 20 h resulted in the transformation of 3 to 10% of the oil + resin into asphaltene. These results support the proposed reversibility of coal liquefaction steps. Pryolysis of coal-derived asphaltenes has been shown to produce residues that are characteristic of coalesced mesophase. Asphaltenes from three liquefaction processes, Catalytic Incorporatd SRC, Synthoil, and FMC-COED, were pyrolyzed under a nitrogen atmosphere at 20/sup 0/C/h to 360/sup 0/C and at 5/sup 0/C/h to 420/sup 0/C. Crossed polarized light reflection micrographs showed a coarse deformed structure for Synthoil asphaltene, a course, but not deformed structure for Catalytic Inc. asphaltne, and a fine isotropic structure for FMC-COED asphaltene.

• Research Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 6090235
• Report Number(s): FE-2031-13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
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& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400301 -- Organic Chemistry-- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties-- (-1987)
ASPHALTENES
ASPHALTS
BITUMENS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COAL LIQUEFACTION
DECOMPOSITION
FRACTIONATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
LIQUEFACTION
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PYROLYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTRA
SYNTHOIL PROCESS
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES