Microstructures and microtextures of natural cokes: A case study of heat-affected coking coals from the Jharia coalfield, India

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 153-175

  Singh, Ashok K ^a   Singh, Mahendra P ^b   Sharma, Mamta ^c   Srivastava, Sunil K ^c  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Graphitic sphaeroliths; Heat affected coal; India; Mesophase spheres; Microstructures; Microtextures; Natural coke; Pyrolytic carbon

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARBONIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROGRAPHY; TEXTURES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GRAPHITIC SPHAEROLITHS; MESOPHASE SPHERES; MICROTEXTURES; PYROLITIC CARBON;

COKE;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL SEAM; HEATING; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MACERAL; MICROSCOPY; PETROGRAPHY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; TEXTURE; VITRINITE;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; INDIA; JHARIA COALFIELD; SOUTH ASIA;

ENA;

EID: 34247585287     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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