Classification of torbanite and cannel coal II. Insights from pyrolysis-GC / MS and multivariate statistical analysis

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 203-218

  Han, Zhiwen ^a   Kruge, Michael A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical pyrolysis GC MS; Cannel coal; Organic geochemistry; Sapropelic coal; Torbanite

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PETROGRAPHY; PYROLYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CANNEL COAL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SAPROPELIC COAL; TORBANITE;

COAL RESEARCH;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COAL RANK; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0343986338     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(98)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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