Abstract
ABSTRACT Separation of macerals from three Alberta subbituminous coals was investigated using float-and-sink method with dense liquids followed by the density gradient technique proposed by Dyrkacz and co-workers at Argonne National Laboratory, U.S.A. Resolutions of 90 percent or greater purity were obtained in some fractions in quantities sufficient to study their response to liquefaction. The ease of liquefaction of macerals isolated from subbituminous coals was, in descending order, liptinite, vitrinite, inertinite. Liquefaction of inertinite occurred at somewhat higher temperatures compared to that of vitrinite macerals which initiated between 350° and 400°C. Analysis of the chemical makeup of macerals from a subbituminous coal indicated that liptinite was relatively rich in hydrogen, whereas vitrinite and inertinite were relatively rich in oxygen and carbon respectively. The average densities were 1.285, 1.345 and 1.458 g/cc for liptinite, vitrinite, and inertinite respectively. X-ray diffraction and...
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