Geochemistry and nano-mineralogy of two medium-sulfur northeast Indian coals

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-34

  Saikia, Binoy K ^a   Ward, Colin R ^b   Oliveira, Marcos L S ^c   Hower, James C ^d   Baruah, Bimala P ^a   Braga, Marcel ^c   Silva, Luis F ^c,e  

^a CSIR North East Institute of Science and Technology   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e Catarinense Institute of Environmental Research and Human Development IPADHC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coal petrology; India; Nanoparticle; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; COAL PETROLOGIES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDIA; INORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRIES; NORTH EASTERN REGION; POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS; QUANTITATIVE X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BITUMINOUS COAL; ENAMELS; GEOCHEMISTRY; KAOLINITE; LEAD; MINERALS; NANOPARTICLES; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PYRITES; QUARTZ; ROCKS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

SULFUR;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT; VITRINITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

INDIA;

EID: 84888773086     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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