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Plasma Pyrolysis of Coal

Nature volume 236, pages 397–400 (1972)Cite this article

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WHEN coal is heated rapidly to temperatures above 1,250° C, the emitted volatiles are cracked to yield lower hydrocarbons which, if conditions are favourable, will consist mainly of acetylene. Such conditions involve reaction times of only a few milliseconds coupled with very rapid quenching rates.

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NICHOLSON, R., LITTLEWOOD, K. Plasma Pyrolysis of Coal. Nature 236, 397–400 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236397a0

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