Tamarkina*, Vladimir A. Kucherenko and Tatiana G. Shendrik Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry NAS 70 R. <...> Luxemburg Str., Donetsk, 831114, Ukraine Received 22.12.2014, received in revised form 10.01.2015, accepted 21.02.2015 Review of own and literature data, considering coal and products of coal reactions with different chemicals as supramolecular compounds of coal (SMC) was performed. <...> Considered approaches to coal processing into porous carbon materials (PCM) include two main stages – the transformation of initial or modifi ed coal into SMC by means of intercalation with alkali metals hydroxides and the following thermochemical conversion into PCM. <...> Analysis of literature data showed that the new methods of coal conversion into PCM are based on the following options: 1) formation of SMC with KOH (or NaOH) and following thermolysis in an inert atmosphere at ≤ 900 °C; 2) chemical modifi cation of coal and following carbonization and physical activation by CO2 or steam at ≤ 1000 °C; 3) coal intercalation by acids-oxidizers (H3 following treatment at conditions of heat stroke. <...> Mechanism of SMC formation at by HNO3 -Ac2 NO3 , etc.) and treatments of coals with different degree of metamorphism coal metamorphism and the maximum ability have the coals with Cdaf O mixture was discussed. <...> Supramolecular compounds of coal with KOH transform into high porosity carbon materials after thermal treatment at 800 °C. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: y_tamarkina@rambler.ru # 99 # Yulia V. <...> Sypramolecular Compounds as Precursors of Active Carbon Супрамолекулярные соединения в качестве предшественников активных углей (обзор) Ю.В. Тамаркина, В.А <...>