Research Article
Elinge, C.M., Atiku F.A, Aminu
Abstract
The growing demand for alternative source of energy necessitated investigation into the structure of coal to gain insight into its chemicals components hence its utilization as a source of liquid fuel. Two sub-bimanous coal samples from Okaba and Okpara mines were investigated using soxhlet extraction. Fractionation of the extracts was done using silica – get adsorption chromatography into aliphatic, aromatic and polar fractions. Characterizations of these were carried out using infra-red spectroscopy which showed major adsorption bands associated with aliphatic and aromatic C-H groups. A preliminary conclusion from the results shows that both coal samples are made up to a low ranking.