Coal Structure
- 1st Edition - November 12, 2012
- Editor: Robert Meyers
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 6 5 3 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 4 5 6 - 7
Coal Structure deals with the structure, mineral and organic components, and the physical and chemical properties of coal. The book is composed of papers that present a detailed… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCoal Structure deals with the structure, mineral and organic components, and the physical and chemical properties of coal. The book is composed of papers that present a detailed and coherent description of both the physical and chemical structure of coal and the effect of coal structural features on coal processing. The contributions in the text discuss such topics as coal macerals, coal porosity, aromaticity, functional groups and heteroatoms in coal, polymer structure of coal, and mineral matter in coal. Engineers, researchers, scientists, and management personnel who are directly involved in the study and processing of coal will find the book a well-rounded reference source.
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
Text
2 Coal Macerals
I. Introduction—Origin of Coal and Coal Macerals
II. Methods of Petrographic Analysis
III. Coal Types, Lithotypes, and Seam Profile
IV. Optical Properties of Macerals
V. Variations in Physical and Chemical Properties of Macerals
VI. Fluorescence Microscopy
VII. Petrographic Analysis by Thin-Section Techniques
VIII. Variations in Physical and Chemical Properties of Macerals and Their Practical Implication
References
3 Coal Porosity
I. Introduction
II. Densities
III. Surface Area
IV. Pore Size Distribution
References
4 Aromaticity in Coal
I. Introduction
II. Aromaticity
III. Aromaticity and Chemistry
IV. Aromaticity and Bulk Properties; Densities and Related Parameters
V. Aromaticity as Inferred from X-Ray Diffraction
VI. Optical Properties and Infrared Spectroscopy
VII. Coal as a Polymer
VIII. Aromaticity and Electron Spin Resonance
IX. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
X. Summary
References
5 Functional Groups and Heteroatoms in Coal
I. Introduction
II. Total Oxygen, Sulfur, and Nitrogen in Coal
III. Methods of Investigation for Oxygen Functional Groups in Coal
IV. Methods of Investigation for Sulfur Functional Groups in Coal
V. Nitrogen Functional Groups in Coal
VI. Transformation of Sulfur Groups and Incorporation of Sulfur during Coalification
VII. Summary: Correlations among Heteroatoms in Coal
VIII. Transformations of Heterofunctionalities during Coal Processing
References
6 The Macromolecular Structure of Coals
I. Introduction
II. Historical-Structural Models
III. Network Properties
References
7 Mineral Matter in Coal
I. Introduction
II. Determination of Mineral Matter Abundance
III. Classification of Coal Minerals
IV. Minerals in Coal
V. Systematic Associations of Coal Minerals
VI. Coal Utilization
VII. Comminution and Abrasiveness of Coal
References
Index
- No. of pages: 354
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 12, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124316539
- eBook ISBN: 9780323154567
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