FTIR study of the evolution of coal structure during the coalification process

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6-7, 1996, Pages 725-735

  Ibarra, José V ^a   Muñoz, Edgar ^a   Moliner, Rafael ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

carboxyl groups in coal; coal structure; coalification; curve fitting analysis; FTIR

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACITE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL RESEARCH; COMPOSITION; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PEAT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

COAL STRUCTURE EVOLUTION; COALIFICATION; MATURATION; SEMI-ANTHRACITE;

COAL;

CARBOXYL; COAL STRUCTURE; COALIFICATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030156972     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00063-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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