Structural characterization of Nigerian coals by X-ray diffraction, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5347-5353

  Sonibare, Oluwadayo O ^a   Haeger, Tobias ^a   Foley, Stephen F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon; Interlayer spacing; Lateral size; Nigerian coal; Turbostratic

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; DIFFRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRETCHING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

AROMATIC STRUCTURES; BAND RATIOS; C-O STRETCHING; CARBONYL GROUPS; CRYSTALLITE STRUCTURES; ELEMENTAL CARBON; FT-IR SPECTRUM; INTERLAYER SPACINGS; LATERAL SIZE; LATERAL SIZES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NIGERIANS; O-H BOND; RAMAN AND FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTRA; STRETCHING VIBRATIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TURBOSTRATIC; VOLATILE CONTENTS; X RAY INTENSITY;

AMORPHOUS CARBON;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; COAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATION; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 78649866121     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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