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Crelling's Petrographic Atlas of Coals and Carbons

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C13

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Frame ID: C13

Sample ID: Coal Combustion Char

Magnification: As given

Illuminator: Vertical

Objective: 50x oil

Polarizer: In

Analyzer: Out

Retarder Plate: Out

Filter: None

Important Features: Mixed Porous Char

High Res image (300 dpi)

Description: : The object in the center of the field is a typical mixed porous char. It is characterized by its irregular shape, composite nature and pore volume of greater than 50%. This char was produced in an entrained flow reactor in nitrogen with a heating rate of 104-105 degrees C per second with a residence time of approximately one second at a maximum temperature of 1000 degrees C.