Experimental early-stage coalification of a peat sample and a peatified wood sample from Indonesia

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-125

  Orem, William H ^a   Neuzil, Sandra G ^a   Lerch, Harry E ^a   Cecil, C Blaine ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

experimental coalification; FTIR; Indonesian peat; lignin phenols; NMR

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COAL; COMPOSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GEOLOGY; LIGNIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS; WOOD;

ALIPHATIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; COALIFICATION; DEMETHOXYLATION; FLUID PRESSURE; INDONESIA; LIGNIN PHENOLS; LITHOSTATIC PRESSURE; MIOCENE COAL; PEAT DEPOSITS;

PEAT;

COALIFICATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PEAT;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0030072232     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00012-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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