I. Structure of Coal.- The Origin of Coals.- The Nature and Origins of Coal Macerals.- Macromolecular Structure of Coals: Status and Opportunities.- Solvent Swelling of Coals.- Solid State 13C NMR in Coal Research: Selected Techniques and Application.- A New Approach for Quantitative 13C NMR Spectroscopy of Coal.- Structural Analysis of Coal Derivatives.- Estimating Thermophysical Properties of Coal Liquids Using NMR Spectra.- The Infrared Spectra of Coals, 1980–1986.- to Coal Photochemistry.- Coal Characterization by Means of Curie-Point Pyrolysis Techniques.- Chromatographic Techniques in Coal Science.- The Oxygen Functional Groups in Bituminous Coal.- II. Reactivity of Coal.- Slow and Rapid Pyrolysis of Coal.- Coal Liquefaction Kinetics.- Catalysis of Coal Liquefaction.- Solubilization of Coal.- Supercritical Gas Extraction of Coal.- Coal Desulphurization. The Protodesulphurization of Naphthalene Thiols and Sulphides.- Kinetics of Coal Gasification.- Transport and Other Effects in Coal Gasification.- Fluidized Bed Combustion of Coal.- Prediction of the Behaviour of Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Coal Combustors.