Macrokinetics in Coal Chemistry

Abstract

Recently chemical reactor design together with studies on operation have been directed toward the physical aspects of reactor such as optimization, reactor dynamics and the transport phenomena. However, we are of the opinion that studies on the chemical reaction itself is an equally important facet of the problem, and the design of industrial reactors can not be attempted without reliable rate data. This would also apply to the field of coal chemistry in spite of the complexities of coal structure and chemical reactions of coal. The term macrokinetics in the title is concerned with the rate of reaction under technical conditions.