Solvent Extraction of Coal
WEBJan 1, 1983 · Curran et al. (1966, 1967) were the first to describe the general mechanism of coal liquefaction as a free radical process in which coal is thermally decomposed into free radicals subsequently stabilized by abstraction of hydrogen: Free radicals are now believed to play a major role in liquefaction processes (see Neavel, 1976b). Coal has ...