1. Coal, its current utilization and prospects from the perspective of the world economy.
2.Resent knowledge about the structure of coal substance. Coal petrography. Relationship between coal properties and its range.
3.Texture of coal. The porous structure of coal. The adsorption of gases on the coal surface.
4.Combustion of coal. Self-combustion. Environmental aspects of coal combustion. Green house effect. Sequestration of CO2.
5. Theory of carbonization process. Kinetics and thermodynamics of production of metallurgical coke.Interpretation of the plastic properties of coal (metaplast theory, mesophase development).
6. Coking process. Criteria for coking coals and coal blending. Laboratory tests to assess the plastic and sweling properties of coals. Chemistry of coal tar and pitch.
7.Construction of coke oven, coking cycle (charging, heating, pushing, quenching). Ecological aspects of coke production.Coke quality and its prediction.
8.Gasification of coal. Chemical principle and current technologies. C1 chemistry. Fischer
Tropsch synthesis.
9.Interaction of coal with solvents. Coal Liquefaction.Key reactions in coal liquefaction. Catalysts, types of catalyst usage, the role of solvent. History and perspectives.
10.Co-processes. Gasification, coal liquefaction and pyrolysis of organic waste. Current status and prospects.
11.Utilization of coals for sorbent production. Interpretation of adsorption data.Industrial application of carbon sorbents.
12.Chemical and energetic utilization of coal and its economic aspects.
13.Inovation
2.Resent knowledge about the structure of coal substance. Coal petrography. Relationship between coal properties and its range.
3.Texture of coal. The porous structure of coal. The adsorption of gases on the coal surface.
4.Combustion of coal. Self-combustion. Environmental aspects of coal combustion. Green house effect. Sequestration of CO2.
5. Theory of carbonization process. Kinetics and thermodynamics of production of metallurgical coke.Interpretation of the plastic properties of coal (metaplast theory, mesophase development).
6. Coking process. Criteria for coking coals and coal blending. Laboratory tests to assess the plastic and sweling properties of coals. Chemistry of coal tar and pitch.
7.Construction of coke oven, coking cycle (charging, heating, pushing, quenching). Ecological aspects of coke production.Coke quality and its prediction.
8.Gasification of coal. Chemical principle and current technologies. C1 chemistry. Fischer
Tropsch synthesis.
9.Interaction of coal with solvents. Coal Liquefaction.Key reactions in coal liquefaction. Catalysts, types of catalyst usage, the role of solvent. History and perspectives.
10.Co-processes. Gasification, coal liquefaction and pyrolysis of organic waste. Current status and prospects.
11.Utilization of coals for sorbent production. Interpretation of adsorption data.Industrial application of carbon sorbents.
12.Chemical and energetic utilization of coal and its economic aspects.
13.Inovation