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Erickson, WW

1987

Structural Variations and Evidence of Segmental Motion in the Aliphatic Region in Coals Observed with Dipolar-Dephasing NMR

Soderquist, A.; Burton, D.J.; Pugmire, R.J.; Beeler, A.J.; Grant, D.M.; Durand, B. and Huk, A.Y.
Energy and Fuels, 1, (1), 50-55, 1987. 6 pgs. Funded by US Department of Energy and Standard Oil Co.

We report the structural variations of a number of coals and coal macerals. Through the time constants associated with dipolar-dephasing techniques, CP/MAS spectral data reveal the presence of segmental motion in certain low-rank coal samples. The motion detailed is in the aliphatic region and is thought to be due to CH2 groups associated with hydroaromatic and/or polymethylene structural units.