TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural characterization of Nigerian coals by X-ray diffraction, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy
AU - Sonibare, Oluwadayo O.
AU - Haeger, Tobias
AU - Foley, Stephen F.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The structural parameters of six Nigerian coals were determined by X-ray diffraction, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. This study reveals that the coals contain crystalline carbon of turbostratic structure with some amount of highly disordered amorphous carbon. The average lateral sizes (La), stacking heights (Lc) and interlayer spacing (d002) of the crystallite structures calculated from the X-ray intensities range from 16.47 to 25.70, 8.12 to 13.25 and 3.48 to 3.58Å, respectively. The La values derived from the Raman spectra analyses using the classical linear relationship between 1/La and the D/G band ratio are higher (27.53-34.67Å) than values obtained from X-ray diffraction. The FTIR spectra of the coals show the presence of stretching vibrations of -OH bonds, aliphatic -CH, -CH2 and -CH3 absorptions, CC and -CH of aromatic structure, and CO stretching vibrations of carbonyl groups. A strong linear relationship exists between the coal structural parameters (fa, d002, Lc) and the elemental carbon and volatile contents of the coal which reflects the dependency of the coals structure on their ranks.
AB - The structural parameters of six Nigerian coals were determined by X-ray diffraction, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. This study reveals that the coals contain crystalline carbon of turbostratic structure with some amount of highly disordered amorphous carbon. The average lateral sizes (La), stacking heights (Lc) and interlayer spacing (d002) of the crystallite structures calculated from the X-ray intensities range from 16.47 to 25.70, 8.12 to 13.25 and 3.48 to 3.58Å, respectively. The La values derived from the Raman spectra analyses using the classical linear relationship between 1/La and the D/G band ratio are higher (27.53-34.67Å) than values obtained from X-ray diffraction. The FTIR spectra of the coals show the presence of stretching vibrations of -OH bonds, aliphatic -CH, -CH2 and -CH3 absorptions, CC and -CH of aromatic structure, and CO stretching vibrations of carbonyl groups. A strong linear relationship exists between the coal structural parameters (fa, d002, Lc) and the elemental carbon and volatile contents of the coal which reflects the dependency of the coals structure on their ranks.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.energy.2010.07.025
DO - 10.1016/j.energy.2010.07.025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649866121
SN - 0360-5442
VL - 35
SP - 5347
EP - 5353
JO - Energy
JF - Energy
IS - 12
ER -