Heat of re-forming a coal liquefaction product from distillate fractions

Results of calorimetric measurements of the heat of mixing of distillates from distillation of an H-coal liquefaction product are reported. The measurements were made at 373 K with mixing ratios such that the resultant mixture was the same as before distillation. The heat of mixing, which was endothermic in all cases, was found not to be a result of hydrogen bond formation. Intermolecular interactions of aromatic compounds are the probable source of the heats of mixing observed.