Thermal Decomposition of Russian and Mongolian Coal
摘要
It is of great practical importance to study the composition of coal’s organic matter in order to develop new and improved technologies for processing solid fuel, with the production of liquid fractions, hydrocarbon gases, and carbon residues. In the present work, 20 Russian and Mongolian coals of six different grades, at different metamorphic stages, undergo technical, petrographic, and chemical analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis is used to study the decomposition of coal as a function of its properties and metamorphic development. Correlations between Russian and Mongolian coals are established in terms of their chemical and technological properties, thermal decomposition, and the liberation of volatile fractions.