Criteria for Selecting Coal Deposits as a Raw Materials Base for Plants for the Production of Synthetic Liquid Fuels in Russia

The dependences of coal reactivity characteristics on the following main geological and genetic factors were determined: the petrographic composition, the stage of coalification, the degree of coal oxidation–reduction, and the concentrations and composition of mineral components in coals. On this basis, a set of characteristics (criteria) is proposed for assessing the degree of coal suitability for destructive processing.