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Title: Elucidation of the nature of organic nitrogen in the Argonne Premium Coals

Abstract

The objective of this study is to provide detailed information on the types of nitrogen compounds in coals as a function of rank and age. Desorption high resolution mass spectrometry is being used to examine both whole coals and their pyridine extracts. The authors have shown that nitrogen compounds tend to have larger ring numbers compared to all other aromatic clusters. Now they have found that in low rank coals, such as the subbituminous Wyodak-Anderson, the majority of nitrogen containing compounds have one or more oxygens. The most abundant group of molecules have a nitrogen plus two oxygens and an average ring size of four to five. They have evidence that many of these molecules may be derived from alkaloids. In the higher rank coals, the average ring size increases to seven for the medium volatile Upper Freeport coal. These multiple ring nitrogen compounds play an important role in coal processing and in NO{sub x} production and elimination in combustion.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Chemistry Div.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
541784
Report Number(s):
ANL/CHM/CP-91670; CONF-970942-5
ON: DE97053129; TRN: AHC29723%%1
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 9. international conference on coal science (ICCS-9) and exhibition, Essen (Germany), 7 Sep 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; BITUMINOUS COAL; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; LIGNITE; COAL RANK; AGE DEPENDENCE; COAL EXTRACTS; POLYCYCLIC NITRO COMPOUNDS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Citation Formats

Winans, R E, and Tomczyk, N A. Elucidation of the nature of organic nitrogen in the Argonne Premium Coals. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Winans, R E, & Tomczyk, N A. Elucidation of the nature of organic nitrogen in the Argonne Premium Coals. United States.
Winans, R E, and Tomczyk, N A. 1997. "Elucidation of the nature of organic nitrogen in the Argonne Premium Coals". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/541784.
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author = {Winans, R E and Tomczyk, N A},
abstractNote = {The objective of this study is to provide detailed information on the types of nitrogen compounds in coals as a function of rank and age. Desorption high resolution mass spectrometry is being used to examine both whole coals and their pyridine extracts. The authors have shown that nitrogen compounds tend to have larger ring numbers compared to all other aromatic clusters. Now they have found that in low rank coals, such as the subbituminous Wyodak-Anderson, the majority of nitrogen containing compounds have one or more oxygens. The most abundant group of molecules have a nitrogen plus two oxygens and an average ring size of four to five. They have evidence that many of these molecules may be derived from alkaloids. In the higher rank coals, the average ring size increases to seven for the medium volatile Upper Freeport coal. These multiple ring nitrogen compounds play an important role in coal processing and in NO{sub x} production and elimination in combustion.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
month = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997}
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