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FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy Characterization of Coking Coals with Diverse Coalification

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The relationship between several structural parameters and vitrinite reflectance (ranged from 0.72 to 2.14) of coal samples was analyzed with infrared and Raman spectrum, consequently important information of functional groups and molecular structures of samples were obtained. It is indicated in the results that the value of FC increases with the increasing of R0, while the value of fa increases with the increasing of R0 in three independent ranges but decreases sharply at the junctions between regions. Besides, the overall trend of DOC is increasing, while the value of A(CH2)/A(CH3) decreases before the point of R0 = 2.0 and then increases after this value. The value of “C” decreases and the rate of decreasing is gradually decreased. All above variations are attributed to the defunctionalization of oxygen-containing functional groups during coalification. Meanwhile, the difference between peak position of D and G increases with the increasing of R0 while the value of AD1/AG decreases, which is due to the decline in heterocycle compounds and disorder carbon and the increasing size of microcrystallite structure namely the effect of graphitization.

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This work is financially supported by Science and Foundation of Liaoning (nos. 20170540455 and 2015020192) and the National Science and Foundation of China (nos. 51504131 and 51674139 and 51604148).

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Shao-Jing Yang, Pang, Q.H., Xu, TX. et al. FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy Characterization of Coking Coals with Diverse Coalification. Coke Chem. 62, 211–219 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068364X19060085

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