Surface chemical analysis in coal preparation research: Complementary information from XPS and ToF-SIMS

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 87-106

  Buckley, A N ^a   Lamb, R N ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal particle surface; Hydrophobicity; Surface functional groups; Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; SIMS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; XPS;

EID: 0030442118     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(96)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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