The first strand involves a critical overview of the design of experimental methods used for examining the thermal behaviour of solid fuels [pyrolysis, liquefaction and gasification], while the second will emphasise chemical structures and molecular mass distributions of coal derived tars, extracts and pitches, petroleum-derived asphaltenes, and biomass derived heavy hydrocarbon liquids. Two major, interdependent strands in the study of fossil and renewable fuel utilisation are focused on within this text: (i) Thermal characterisation of solid fuels including various ranks of coals, biomass and waste, and, (ii) The analytical characterisation of heavy hydrocarbon liquids, covering coal, petroleum and biomass derived heavy fractions. Two major, interdependent strands in the study of fossil and renewable fuel utilisation are focused on within this text: (i) Thermal characterisation of solid fuels including various ranks of coals, biomass and waste, and, (ii) The analytical characterisation of heavy hydrocarbon liquids, covering coal, petroleum and biomass derived heavy fractions.

Preface -- Chapter 1. Coal and Biomass: The Study of Solid Fuels and their Utilisation -- Chapter 2. Fossil Fuels: Origins and Characterisation Methods -- Chapter 3. Pyrolysis: Thermal Breakdown of Solid Fuels in a Gaseous Environment -- Chapter 4. High-Pressure Reactor Design and Applications: Pyrolysis, Hydropyrolysis and Gasification -- Chapter 5. Liquefaction: Thermal Breakdown in the Liquid Phase -- Chapter 6. Thermal Breakdown in Coals: Comparing Structural Changes in Pyrolysis and Liquefaction -- Chapter 7. Analytical Techniques for Low Mass Materials: Method Development -- Chapter 8. Analytical Techniques for High Mass Materials: Method Development -- Chapter 9. Concluding Remarks: Where to With Solid Fuels?

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