Sulfur in coals: A review of geochemistry and origins

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-13

  Chou, Chen Lin ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Geochemistry; Organic sulfur compounds; Pyrite formation; Sulfur; Sulfur isotopic composition

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; COAL FORMATION; COAL RANKS; COAL SEAMS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; FERROUS IRON; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS; GERMANY; GREIGITES; HIGH-SULFUR COALS; HUNGARY; INDONESIA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC STUDY; LOW RANK COALS; LOW-SULFUR COALS; MACERALS; MACKINAWITE; ORGANIC SULFUR; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; PEAT ACCUMULATION; PEAT SWAMPS; PLANT MATERIAL; PYRITE FORMATION; PYRITIC SULFUR; REDUCED SULFUR SPECIES; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; SULFUR SOURCE; TURKISH LIGNITES;

ANTHRACITE; BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PEAT; POLYSULFIDES; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

SULFUR;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; COAL SEAM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOTYPE; MACERAL; PARENT MATERIAL; PYRITE; SULFUR;

BRAZIL; CHINA; GERMANY; HUNGARY; INDONESIA; TURKEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84862511243     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.05.009     Document Type: Review

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