Chemistry of maceral and groundmass density fractions of torbanite and cannel coal

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1381-1401

  Han, Zhiwen ^a   Kruge, Michael A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous organic groundmass; Cannel coal; Cluster analysis; Density gradient centrifugation; Maceral chemistry; Principal component analysis; Pyrolysis GC MS; Torbanite

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; HUMIC ORGANIC MATTER; MACERAL; MACERAL CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA); TORBANITE;

ALGAE; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CENTRIFUGATION; COAL; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLEFINS; PARAFFINS; PYROLYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALGA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0032697182     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00116-3     Document Type: Article

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