Abstract
The tetrahydrofuran/carbon disulfide (THF/CS2) mixed solvent-insoluble portion of Upper Freeport coal was subject to noncatalytic and nickel-catalyzed hydrothermal treatments under pressurized hydrogen at 300 °C. The petroleum ether (PE)-soluble fractions from the reaction mixtures were analyzed using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). Twenty-two organic sulfur compounds (OSCs) were detected in the PE-soluble fraction from the reaction mixture of noncatalytic hydrothermal treatment, whereas only very small amounts of two OSCs were detected in the PE-soluble fraction from the reaction mixture of nickel-catalyzed hydrothermal treatment, suggesting that the thermally released OSCs from the insoluble portion were effectively removed by the nickel catalyst. The related mechanisms were discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 339-342 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Energy and Fuels |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |