On the Molecular-Level Interactions Between Pyridine and Pittsburgh No. 8 Coal

Authors

David L. Wertz, University of Southern MississippiFollow
E. Ryan Smith, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2003

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

The poly-cyclic units of Pittsburgh No. 8 coal (PIT), on the average, lie in short-range structural domains of ca. three layers. The species C₁₄H₉ is consistent with the average PCA unit in PIT, and its radius is ∼2.9 Å. The average distance between the PCA layers in the short-range domains of PIT is ∼3.9 Å. The addition of pyridine molecules to PIT does not alter structuring within the PCA units to an extent measured by wide-angle X-ray scattering experiments, and it appears that the interlayer structuring within the short-range structural domains in PIT is also not altered to a measurable extent. Rather, the quasi-stable adduct is formed between the three-layer domains of PIT and the pyridine molecules.

Publication Title

Energy and Fuels

Volume

17

Issue

2

First Page

482

Last Page

488

Recommended Citation

Wertz, D. L., Smith, E. R. (2003). On the Molecular-Level Interactions Between Pyridine and Pittsburgh No. 8 Coal. Energy and Fuels, 17(2), 482-488.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/9213