ABSTRACT
Understanding of the thermal behavior of coal is, just like understanding the chemical behavior of coal (Chapter 12), an essential part of projecting the successful use of coal, say, for conversion and/or utilization processes such as combustion (Chapters 14 and 15), carbonization and briquetting (Chapters 16 and 17), liquefaction (Chapters 18 and 19), gasi“cation (Chapters 20 and 21), or as a source of chemicals (Chapter 24).
