U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration, Pittsburgh Energy Research Center, 4800 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213, USA
Abstract:
An efficient Chromatographic separation scheme has been developed to characterize the SYNTHOIL hydrodesulphurization coal liquefaction product. Chromatographic fractions were analysed by nuclear magnetic resonance to determine carbon and hydrogen aromatic/aliphatic distribution ratios of major molecular types. The SYNTHOIL product and its coal-derived asphaltenes were found to contain intermolecularly hydrogen-bonded complexes that may affect the physical properties of the oil.