Effects of hydrogen donor additives on the coking properties of high-temperature coal extracts

Refcoal is a carbon precursor obtained by alkali-mediated extraction of coal with aprotic solvents such as DMF. Refcoal can be converted into a graphitic material through appropriate heat treatment. Graphitisable materials require the development of an intermediate liquid crystalline mesophase. Thus...

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Main Author: Makgato, M.H. (Matlou Hector)
Other Authors: Rand, Brian
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27718
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02092009-125239/