Laser pyrolysis of coal

• Published in: Optics and lasers in engineering Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 43 - 54
• Main Authors: Hadjizadah, R., Begley, D.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1990; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Coal and derived products; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Fuels; Structure, chemical and physical properties; Scanning electron microscopy; laser; Gaseous state; Coal; X ray spectrometry; Chemical composition; Experimental study; CO; Organic compounds; Surface

A laser pyrolysis study was performed on No. 6 high volatile bituminous Illinois (USA) coal. Possible relationships between the elemental surface composition of solid samples and the variable output power and wavelength of the argon ion laser were observed. For wavelengths of 5017 Å and 5145 Å and i...