· Structure and origin of coal
· Methods for structural and petrographical characterization of coal
· Pathwayes of thermal degradation of organic compounds
· Chemistry of thermal degradation of coal
· Coking and its technological aspects
· Liquefaction of coal, technological approach and perspectives
· Gasification of coal
· Combustion of coal, its technological aspects
· Co-processing and waste management
· Environmental aspects of coal utilization, Clean Coal Technology