Characterization of coal molecular structure using high resolution chromatographic techniques

Thesis/Dissertation · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7042724

Chang, H C

Capillary gas chromatography was applied to study the structural features of coals of different rank. Coal samples were first extracted with pyridine, and the coal extracts were fractionated based on chemical class and the number of aromatic rings. A number of compounds were identified for the first time. Structural differences as a function of coal rank were observed for the low-molecular-weight aliphatic, neutral polycyclic aromatic, sulfur-containing polycyclic aromatic, and nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds. The nonextractable residues of different rank coals were subjected to solvated electron reduction. A total of 61 wt% solubility was obtained for a low rank North Dakota lignite. Cleavage of weak linkages and distortion of hydrogen bonds were the main reactions involved in this reduction, which resulted in high solubility for the low rank coal. Chemically bonded long chain n-alkanes were identified in the North Dakota lignite from its reduced products.

• Research Organization: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7042724
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Lignite
& Peat-- Properties & Composition
AZINES
BROWN COAL
CAPILLARY FLOW
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL BONDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CLEAVAGE
COAL
COAL EXTRACTS
COAL RANK
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FLUID FLOW
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
LIGNITE
MATERIALS
MICROSTRUCTURE
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PYRIDINE
PYRIDINES
RESIDUES
SAMPLE PREPARATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUBILITY
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS