The Primary Decomposition Products of Fractional Carboniz...
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Excerpt from The Primary Decomposition Products of Fractional Carbonization of Illinois CoalLater, Parr and Francis (2) used non-oxidizing atmospheres such as nitrogen and steam in order to eliminate variables due to oxidation. Goals heated in these inert media gave a residue which was smokeless and yet contained much of the volatile con stituents. While using an atmosphere of steam, it was noticed that the temperature rose very abruptly at ap...