Research Article

FT-IR Investigation of the Structural Changes of Sulcis and South Africa Coals under Progressive Heating in Vacuum: Correlation with Volatile Matter

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(a) Plots of the pressure values of noncondensable gases against temperatures for Sulcis and South Africa coals. (b) FT-IR spectra in 3500–400 cm−1 region of noncondensable gases obtained at various temperatures by Sulcis (—) and South Africa coals (- - -). A = acetylene.
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