N
-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), pyridine (Py), tetrahydrofuran
(THF), and tetralin (THN) were used to swell Hefeng acid-washed bituminous
coal (HBC
AC
). The swelling effect on HBC
AC
by
each solvent is different, among which NMP presented well swelling
performance, with a swelling degree of 2.11. FTIR results showed that
acid washing and swelling processes presented a marginal effect on
HBC, and there was no damage to the macromolecule structure of the
coal. TG–DTG profiles of the swollen coals illustrated that
the total weight loss of each sample was lower than that of the acid-washing
one, while the temperature of the maximum weight loss rate peak was
almost unchanged, around 445 °C. Extract yield by methanol followed
the order of HBC
AC
> HBC > HBC
AC–NMP
(swelled
by NMP), showing that acid washing promoted the methanol extraction
process, with a higher extract yield of 3.21%, which is twice that
of HBC (1.66%).