2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan;1. Coal Research Institute, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
Abstract:
The catalytic activity of Fe2O3for the hydrocracking of a bituminous coal at 673K increases when a small amount of SO42? is included in the catalyst. The effect of SO42? is marked in the formation of resins, stronger polar compounds and asphaltenes.