In this second report of his research on the relation between the volatile matter and the ultimate analytical values of various coals, the reporter has shown the results as follows:
(1) The relation between the volatile matter and the ultimate analytical values is changeable according to the variety of coals and coalification it is not so simple as could beexpressedin a single equation.
(2) H/C-O/C corelation within in one and the same coal field is negative, where as.that in the whole system is positive. But in the case of the relation between the volatilematter and the ultimate analytical values, there is no special difference between them.
(3) The relation between the volatile matter and the elementary composition in the case of peat and lignite ranged is much different from that of brown coal and the higherrank coals. So one may suppose that there was great difference in coalification processes.between those two groups.
(4) The splitting of oxygen groups is not accompanied by the condensation reaction in coal structure until it reaches to the curving range on the H/C-O/C coal band. But after the point, the splitting causes extraordinary condensation.
(5) The decrease of hydrogen contents causes the decrease of volatile matter in thesame proportion through all the ranks except in peat and lignite ranges. So, the degree of condensation depends on the quality of splitted matter.
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