
This book is an integrated approach towards the applications of coal (organic) petrology and discusses the role of this science in the field of coal and coal-related topics.
Coal petrology needs to be seen as a continuum of organic (macerals) and inorganic (minerals and trace elements) contributions to the total coal structure, with the overprint of coal rank. All this influences the behavior of coal in utilization, the coal by-products, the properties of co… More >>
Applied Coal Petrology: The Role of Petrology in Coal Utilization
Tags: coal petrology, coal rank, coal structure, coal utilization, inorganic minerals