Pore structure characterization of different rank coals using gas adsorption and scanning electron microscopy

Fuel

Volumn 158, Issue , 2015, Pages 908-917

  Nie, Baisheng ^a   Liu, Xianfeng ^a   Yang, Longlong ^a   Meng, Junqing ^a   Li, Xiangchun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal rank; LP N2< inf>GA; Pore structure; SEM; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COAL MINES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS ADSORPTION; MICROPOROSITY; NITROGEN; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COAL RANKS; GAS ADSORPTION CAPACITY; MESOPORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; MICRO-PORE STRUCTURES; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; PORE STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATIONS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA (SSA); SURFACE AREA;

COAL;

EID: 84933564602     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.06.050     Document Type: Article

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