Heat treatment of medium-temperature Sasol-Lurgi gasifier coal-tar pitch for polymerizing to higher value products

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 751-760

  Mokoena, K ^a   Van der Walt, T J ^a   Morgan, T J ^b   Herod, A A ^b   Kandiyoti, R ^b  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binder pitch; Heat treatment; Sasol Lurgi gasifier

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BINDER PITCH; SASOL-LURGI GASIFIER;

COAL GASIFICATION;

EID: 38849121300     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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