New Trends in Coal Science

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Structure of Coal

   1. The Origin of Coals

      • Peter H. Given

      Pages 1-52

   2. The Nature and Origins of Coal Macerals

      • Peter H. Given, Gary R. Dyrkacz

      Pages 53-72

   3. Macromolecular Structure of Coals: Status and Opportunities

      • John W. Larsen

      Pages 73-84

   4. Solvent Swelling of Coals

      • Elaine M. Y. Quinga, John W. Larsen

      Pages 85-116

   5. Solid State 13C NMR in Coal Research: Selected Techniques and Application

      • Francis P. Miknis

      Pages 117-158

   6. A New Approach for Quantitative 13C NMR Spectroscopy of Coal

      • Leon M. Stock, John V. Muntean, Robert E. Botto

      Pages 159-167

   7. Structural Analysis of Coal Derivatives

      • K. D. Bartle

      Pages 169-186

   8. Estimating Thermophysical Properties of Coal Liquids Using NMR Spectra

      • David T. Allen, Leonidas Petrakis

      Pages 187-196

   9. The Infrared Spectra of Coals, 1980–1986

      • A. F. Gaines

      Pages 197-218

   10. Introduction to Coal Photochemistry

       • J. R. Darwent, A. F. Gaines

       Pages 219-239

   11. Coal Characterization by Means of Curie-Point Pyrolysis Techniques

       • Peter J. J. Tromp, Jacob A. Moulijn, Jaap J. Boon

       Pages 241-269

   12. Chromatographic Techniques in Coal Science

       • K. D. Bartle

       Pages 271-285

   13. The Oxygen Functional Groups in Bituminous Coal

       • Leon M. Stock

       Pages 287-303

3. Reactivity of Coal

   1. Slow and Rapid Pyrolysis of Coal

      • Peter J. J. Tromp, Jacob Moulijn

      Pages 305-338

   2. Coal Liquefaction Kinetics

      • Larry L. Anderson

      Pages 339-359

   3. Catalysis of Coal Liquefaction

      • L. L. Anderson

      Pages 361-381

   4. Solubilization of Coal

      • Aral Olcay

      Pages 383-399

   5. Supercritical Gas Extraction of Coal

      • Aral Olcay

      Pages 401-415

   6. Coal Desulfurization. The Protodesulfurization of Naphthalene Thiols and Sulfides

      • Leon M. Stock, Ryszard Wolny

      Pages 417-431

This volume contains the lectures presented at the Advanced Study Institute on "New Trends in Coal Science" which was held at Datca, HUgla, Turkey during August 23 - September 4, 1987. The book includes 23 chapters which were originally written for the meeting by some of the world's foremost investigators. Chemists everywhere are carrying out exciting research that has important implications for the energy and fuels industries and for society in general. For the near future, coal resources will continue to be of great importance and science and technology of the highest order are needed to extend this fossil energy resource and to utilize it in an economical way that is also environmentally acceptable. These were the main purposes for the organization of this NATO ASI. The Institute constituted two working weeks on structure and reactivity of coal and so is the book. Through the presentation of many specific recent results on structure and characterization of coal and its products the potential of new instrumental techniques is presented in the first part of the book. Finally the reactivity of coals at different conditions both in laboratory and industry is discussed. We hope that the volume will be of great use to research workers from academic and industrial background. In addition it could serve as a textbook for a graduate course on coal science and technology.

• Photochemistry
• catalysis
• chemistry
• combustion
• extraction

• Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

  Yuda Yürüm

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