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Chemicals and materials from coal in the 21st century by Schobert, H.H, Song, C

“…Coal may become more important both as an energy source and as the source of organic chemical feedstock in the 21st century. The demonstrated coal reserves in…”
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Changes to the organic functional groups of an inertinite rich medium rank bituminous coal during acid treatment processes by Strydom, C.A., Bunt, J.R., Schobert, H.H., Raghoo, M.

“…A South African inertinite rich medium rank bituminous coal was subjected to a series of acid treatment steps using concentrations of HF and HNO 3 ranging…”
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Condensed-phase pyrolysis of n-tetradecane at elevated pressures for long duration. Product distribution and reaction mechanisms by CHUNSHAN SONG, WEI-CHUAN LAI, SCHOBERT, H. H

“…For pyrolysis of n-tetradecane at 450 C under elevated pressures (about 2--9 MPa) for 6--480 min, the major products in the early stage are n-alkanes in the…”
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Hydrogen-Transferring Pyrolysis of Long-Chain Alkanes and Thermal Stability Improvement of Jet Fuels by Hydrogen Donors by Song, Chunshan, Lai, Wei Chuan, Schobert, Harold H

“…Hydrogen-transferring pyrolysis refers to the thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen donors. Relative to the pyrolysis of pure…”
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Prediction and characterization of macromolecular structure of cutinite from luquan cutinitic liptobiolith with molecular simulation by Meili, Du, Lei, Liu, Jinwen, Fan, Gang, Li, Schobert, H.H, Yuchu, Cai, Jianli, Yang

“…This paper presents a methodology of molecular construction and characterization of the cutinite from Luquan cutinitic liptobiolith. The structural skeleton…”
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Chemical and mineralogical characterization of a South African bituminous coal and its ash, and effect on pH of ash transport water by Moitsheki, L.J., Matjie, R.H., Baran, A., Mooketsi, O.I., Schobert, H.H.

“…Sasol utilizes a low-rank bituminous coal for steam and synthetic gas production. The ash produced is transported by water for further processing…”
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Estimating the Activation Energy of Hydrogen-Abstraction Reactions Involving Hydrocarbons by Thermochemical Properties by Ma, Xiaoliang, Schobert, Harold H

“…Two empirical methods have been developed to estimate the activation energy (E a) of hydrogen-abstraction reactions involving hydrocarbons by using…”
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Non-fuel uses of coals and synthesis of chemicals and materials by Song, Chunshan, Schobert, Harold H.

“…This paper provides an account of our analysis of future needs for non-fuel uses of fossil fuels, particularly coal, and a discussion of possible new routes…”
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Estimating Heats of Formation of Hydrocarbon Radicals by a Combination of Semiempirical Calculation and Family Correlation with Experimental Values by Ma, Xiaoliang, Schobert, Harold H

“…A semiempirical method, the PM3-family-correlation (PM3-FC) method, has been developed to estimate the heats of formation (ΔH°f) of hydrocarbon free radicals…”
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Laboratory-Scale Coking of Coal−Petroleum Mixtures in Sealed Reactors by Fickinger, Anne E, Badger, Mark W, Mitchell, Gareth D, Schobert, Harold H

“…Three highly fluid bituminous coalsfrom the Pittsburgh, Powellton, and Eagle seamswere reacted with atmospheric resid and decant oil in microautoclave…”
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Hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using ammonium tetrathiomolybdate as catalyst precursor by Dutta, Richard P., Schobert, Harold H.

“…The hydrogenation and dehydrogenation behavior of naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene using ammonium tetrathiomolybdate as a catalyst precursor were…”
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Semi-empirical studies on electronic structures of a boron-doped graphene layer — implications on the oxidation mechanism by Ma, X., Wang, Q., Chen, L.-Q., Cermignani, W., Schobert, H.H., Pantano, C.G.

“…The electronic structures of pure and boron-doped graphene layers have been investigated using the semi-empirical Molecular Orbital Package (MOPAC) and large…”
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Environmental scanning electron microscopy of activated carbon production from anthracite by one-step pyrolysis-activation by Gergova, Katia, Eser, Semih, Schobert, Harold H., Klimkiewicz, Maria, Brown, Paul W.

“…Experiments were carried out to produce activated carbons from anthracite using one-step steam pyrolysis-activation. Environmental scanning electron microscopy…”
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Synthesis of chemicals and materials from coal by Song, C, Schobert, H H

“…Earlier this century, much of the organic chemical industry was based on by-products from making coke. As petroleum reserves run out, coal could become the…”
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