Accepted Manuscript Use of FTIR, XPS, NMR to characterize oxidative effects of NaClO on coal molecular structures Zhenhua Jing, Sandra Rodrigues, Ekaterina Strounina, Mengran Li, Barry Wood, Jim R. Underschultz, Joan S. Esterle, Karen M. Steel PII: S0166-5162(18)30730-4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.11.017 Reference: COGEL 3126 To appear in: International Journal of Coal Geology Received date: 10 August 2018 Revised date: 15 November 2018 Accepted date: 19 November 2018 Please cite this article as: Zhenhua Jing, Sandra Rodrigues, Ekaterina Strounina, Mengran Li, Barry Wood, Jim R. Underschultz, Joan S. Esterle, Karen M. Steel , Use of FTIR, XPS, NMR to characterize oxidative effects of NaClO on coal molecular structures. Cogel (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.11.017 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.