A comparative study of experimental maturation of peat, brown coal and subbituminous coal: Implications for coalification

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 108-118

  Yao, Suping ^a   Xue, Chunyan ^a   Hu, Wenxuan ^a   Cao, Jian ^a   Zhang, Chuanlun ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown coal; Carbondioxide; Experimental coalification; Methane; Peat; Pyrolysis; Subbituminous coal

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC RINGS; CLOSED-SYSTEM PYROLYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL COALIFICATION; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL GAS; CONDENSATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; LIGNITE; METHANE; PYROLYSIS;

PEAT;

COALIFICATION; MATURATION; PEAT;

EID: 31144446574     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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