The Coal Research Section technical reports were prepared under contract for the U.S. Department of Energy from 1975 - 1980. These reports are available as Technical Reports / Pennsylvania State University Coal Research section in the Libraries Catalog.
Coal Research Section technical reports contract EX-76-C-01-2030| Number | Title, Author, Year | Reference |
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| TR-2 | The Characteristics of Chars Produced by Pyrolysis Following Rapic Heating of Pulverized Coal, by Nsakala ya Nsakala, Philip L. Wlaker, Jr. and R.H. Essenhigh. February 1977. | FE-2030-TR2 |
| TR-3 | Effects of Heat Treatment Conditions on Reactivity of Chars in Air, by James T. Ashu and Philip L. Walker, Jr. March 1977. | FE-2030-TR3 |
| TR-4 | Effect of Cation Exchange on the Subsequent Reactivity of Lignite Chars to Steam, by Edwin J. Hippo and Philip L. Walker, Jr. March 1977. | FE-2030-TR4 |
| TR-5 | Survey of Selected Agencies Conducted to Determine the Extent to which the Nation's Coals are Adequately Characterized, by Judith M. Hower, Alan Davis, C. Philip Dosen and William Spackman. October 1977. | FE-2030-TR5 |
| TR-6 | The Effects of Impregnation of Coal with Potassium and Sodium Salts, by Harry Marsh and Philip L. Walker. January 1978. | FE-2030-TR6 |
| TR-7 | Porosity of Coals and Coal Products, O.P. Mahajan and P.L. Walker, Jr. March 1978. | FE-2030-TR7 |
| TR-8 | Reactivity of Heat Treated Chars, by O.P. Mahajan and P.L. Walker, Jr. March 1978. | FE-2030-TR8 |
| TR-9 | Study of the Interrelationships among Chemical and Petrographic Variables of United States Coals, by Claudia Waddell, Alan Davis, Willam Spackman and John C. Griffiths. March 1973. | FE-2030-TR9 |
| TR-10 | The Measurement of Reflectance of Coal Macerals - Its Automation and Significance, by Alan Davis. June 1978. | FE-2030-TR10 |
| TR-11 | A Review of Some Physical Methods of Coal Characterization, Their Application in Constitution Analysis and Relevance to Industrial Utilization, by Alan Davis. November 1978. | FE-2030-TR11 |
| TR-12 | Thermochemistry and kinetics of oxygen interaction with Microporous Chars, by Ismail M.K Ismail and Philip L. Walker. January 1979. | FE-2030-TR12 |
| TR-13 | Unification of Coal Char Gasification Reactions, by O.P. Mahajan and P.L.Walker, Jr. April 1979. | FE-2030-TR13 |
| TR-14 | Reactivity of Heat Treated Coals in Steam, by A. Linares-Solano, O.P. Mahajan and P.L.Walker, Jr. April 1979. | FE-2030-TR14 |
| TR-15 | Specifications and Design of a Pressurized Laminar-flow Isothermal Reactor for Studies of Coal Reactivity, by H.E. Shull and R.E. Essenhigh. | FE-2030-TR15 |
| TR-16 | An automated Microscopical Method for the Characterization of Pyrite in Coal, by K.W. Kuehn and A. Davis. August 1979. | FE-2030-TR16 |
| TR-17 | Kinetics of Lignite Pytolysis in Fixed Bed and Entrained Flow Reactions, by A.W. Scaroni and P.L. Walker, Jr. August 1979. | FE-2030-TR17 |
| TR-18 | Evaluation of an Automated Reflectance Microscope System for Coal Characterization, by D.S. Liscinsky and F. Vastola. January 1980. | FE-2030-TR18 |
| TR-19 | A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Rapid Coal Pyrolysis, by J.D. Freihaut and F.J. Vastola. 1980. | FE-2030-TR19 |
| TR-20 | The Effects of Preoxidation on the Swelling and Softening of Bituminous Coals, by D.J. Maloney, R.G. Jendins and P.L. Walder, Jr. 1980. | FE-2030-TR20 |
| TR-21 | Inorganic Constituents in American Lignites, by M.E. Morgan, R.G. Jenkins and P.L. Walker, Jr. 1980. | FE-2030-TR21 |
| TR-22 | Characterization of Porous Nature of Heat Treated Coals by Small Angle X-Ray Scattering, by J.I. Wang, R.G. Jenkins and P.L. Walker, Jr. 1980. | FE-2030-TR22 |
| TR-23 | Development and Evaluation of an Automated Reflectance Microscope System for the Petrographic Characterization of Bituminous Coals,
by D.S. Hoover and A. Davis. October 1980. | FE-2030-TR23 |
The Dependence of liquefaction behavior on coal characteristics: final technical report for the period March 1981 to February 1984.
- Part I. A selective and critical review of the literature. P. H. Given.
- Part II. Liquefaction of low sulfur/low ash and high sulfur/high ash coals and their mixtures. A. Sood.
- Part III. A study of the products of liquefaction of some American and British coals. Z. Mudamburi.
- Part IV. Contributions to the understanding of the phenomenology of coal liquefaction. J. S. Youtcheff.
- Part V. Penetration of solvent vapor into coal particles. S. T. Hsieh.
- Part VI. Relationship of liquefaction behavior of a set of high sulfur coals to chemical structural characteristics. P. H. Neill.
- Part VII. Synergistic effects in the liquefaction of coal blends. P. H. Given.
- Part VIII. A chemical study of the asphaltenes from the liquefaction of coal. Concluding remarks for this series of reports. L. J. Shadle.
Other Reports
Characteristics of American coals in relation to their conversion into clean energy fuels. Quarterly technical progress report. W. Spackman, et al. [Issued from 1975-1979] Final report issued 1982. DE82017041.
Investigation of the distribution of minerals in coals by normative analysis. Peter H. Given, Diane Weldon and Norman Suhr. (FE2494-TR-2). 1980.
Kinetics of coal pyrolysis and gasification. Final technical report for the period October, 1979 - September, 1982. Walker, P. L.; Jenkins, R. G.; Vastola, F. J.; Spackman, W. 1983. DE83-012279.