Abstract: Raman spectroscopy is a rapidly developing rapid and non-destructive characterization technique for carbon materials in recent years, which has been widely applied to the characterization research of coal macromolecular structures. Through a systematic investigation, analysis, and summary of the research progress of Raman spectroscopy technology in the characterization of coal macromolecules at home and abroad, the following conclusions are obtained: (1) For the Raman spectroscopy testing of coal, processes such as boiling glue, polishing the sample, choosing different laser light sources, laser energies, and signal collection times will all have an impact on the Raman spectrum. Moreover, when performing peak fitting on the Raman spectrum, the coal rank of the sample and the structural information contained in the spectral peaks should be fully considered. (2) The influence of temperature on the structural evolution of organic matter in coal can be divided into two stages. Before graphitization, the Raman spectrum of coal shows irregular changes, while during the high-temperature graphitization process, the Raman disorder parameter gradually decreases. Under normal temperature and pressure conditions, the characteristic peaks of the Raman spectrum will shift linearly to a higher peak position, which is consistent with the response variation law of the Raman spectrum to stress. Additionally, the structural defects caused by tectonic stress will reduce the structural order of coal-measure graphite. (3) There is no strict corresponding relationship between the Raman spectrum disorder parameter and the coalification degree. Based on previous research results, it is believed that this may be closely related to factors such as the fact that the evolution of the order of coal macromolecular structures and the evolution of chemical structures are not completely synchronous, and that tectonic stress increases structural disorder by introducing structural defects. (4) Other …
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