Correlation between optical, chemical and micro-structural parameters of high-rank coals and graphite

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 377-382

  Marques, M ^a   Suarez Ruiz I ^b   Flores, D ^a   Guedes, A ^a   Rodrigues, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Graphite; High rank coals; Micro Raman spectroscopy; Vitrinite anisotropy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY PARAMETERS; AREA RATIOS; ATOMIC RATIOS; AUSTRIA; CARBON MATERIALS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CRYSTALLINE PARAMETERS; DRY ASHES; FIRST ORDERS; FREE BASIS; HIGH-RANK COALS; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; INTERLAYER SPACINGS; LINEAR CORRELATIONS; MICRO-RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; MOZAMBIQUE; NATURAL GRAPHITES; OPTICAL PARAMETERS; OPTICAL-; ORGANIC MATTERS; PORTUGAL; RAMAN PARAMETERS; RAMAN SPECTRUMS; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTIONS; STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATIONS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; VITRINITE ANISOTROPY; VOLATILE MATTERS;

ANISOTROPY; ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFRACTION; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; INTERLOCKING SIGNALS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLARIZATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REFLECTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL RANK; COALIFICATION; CORRELATION; GRAPHITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AFRICA; AUSTRIA; CANADA; CENTRAL EUROPE; DUERO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MOZAMBIQUE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 58249089322     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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