Structural characterization of Nigerian coals by X-ray diffraction, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy

OO Sonibare, T Haeger, SF Foley - Energy, 2010 - Elsevier
The structural parameters of six Nigerian coals were determined by X-ray diffraction, Raman
and FTIR spectroscopy. This study reveals that the coals contain crystalline carbon of …

Reaction pathway of coal oxidation at low temperatures: a model of cyclic chain reactions and kinetic characteristics

D Wang, H Xin, X Qi, G Dou, G Qi, L Ma - Combustion and Flame, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic chemical reactions cause the temperature rising during coal oxidation; however,
because of the complex structure of coal, it is difficult to analyze and characterize the …

Analysis of carboxyl group in coal and coal aromaticity by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry

W Geng, T Nakajima, H Takanashi, A Ohki - Fuel, 2009 - Elsevier
Thirty-five SS coals as well as two Australian lignites were analyzed by Fourier transform
infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry using the KBr tablet method; the SS coals are a series of …

Insights into the functional group transformation of a Chinese brown coal during slow pyrolysis by combining various experiments

X Lin, C Wang, K Ideta, J Miyawaki, Y Nishiyama… - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
The effects of heat treatment on the structural transformation of a Chinese brown coal were
studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), high resolution solid-state …

Hydrothermal dewatering of a Chinese lignite and properties of the solid products

J Liao, Y Fei, M Marshall, AL Chaffee, L Chang - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
A lignite from Shengli mine in Chinese Inner Mongolia was upgraded by hydrothermal
dewatering (HTD). The effects of the HTD process on the solid product yield and the removal …

Investigation of the relationship between infrared structure and pyrolysis reactivity of coals with different ranks

X Xie, Y Zhao, P Qiu, D Lin, J Qian, H Hou, J Pei - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The chemical structures of six coal samples with different ranks were semi-quantitatively
characterized by a series of original infrared structural parameters, and the pyrolysis …

Impacts of intrinsic alkali and alkaline earth metals on chemical structure of low-rank coal char: Semi-quantitative results based on FT-IR structure parameters

Y Zhao, C Xing, C Shao, G Chen, S Sun, G Chen… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The intrinsic alkali and alkaline earth metals (AAEMs) have obvious catalysis on pyrolysis of
low-rank coal. Due to the differences in dispersion degree and chemical form, the catalytic …

Selective enrichment of chemical structure during first grinding of Zhundong coal and its effect on pyrolysis reactivity

Y Zhao, P Qiu, G Chen, J Pei, S Sun, L Liu, H Liu - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
The selective enrichment of macerals and inorganic minerals during coal grinding may have
an obvious effect on pyrolysis reactivity. In this paper, chemical structures and pyrolysis …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the formation of phenols during coal flash pyrolysis using pyrolysis-GC/MS

J Kong, R Zhao, Y Bai, G Li, C Zhang, F Li - Fuel processing technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Phenols from coal pyrolysis are extremely precious chemicals, understanding the factors
that influence the amounts and species of phenols during coal pyrolysis is of vital …

Changes to the organic functional groups of an inertinite rich medium rank bituminous coal during acid treatment processes

CA Strydom, JR Bunt, HH Schobert… - Fuel Processing …, 2011 - Elsevier
A South African inertinite rich medium rank bituminous coal was subjected to a series of acid
treatment steps using concentrations of HF and HNO3 ranging between 1.5 and 4M …