Objectives: the article reveals the results of research on the technical indicators of the target products of the processes of steam-gas activation of fossil coals of the Tigyit and Kalewa deposits (Tigyit/Kalewa, Myanmar).
Methods. In order to assess the suitability of fossil coals from the Tigyit and Kalewa deposits for the production of granular activated carbons, the results of their petrographic analysis in the form of maceral composition and arbitrary vitrinite reflection indicators are characterized, indicating the potential possibility of their use to solve this problem, based on data from thermographic tests performed in a protective atmosphere, the rational limits of thermal effects on this raw material are estimated during pyrolysis.
Results. The results of steam-gas activation of the named fossil coals are presented, indicating the possibility of obtaining activated carbons with structurally acceptable adsorption properties for practical use, it is concluded that it is necessary to improve the processes of the named steam activation in order to optimize them.
Conclusions. Thus, the described results indicate the fundamental possibility of obtaining on the basis of fossil coals of the Kalewa and Tigyit deposits by the characterized reception of sufficiently high quality activated car-bons.