Structure in paleozoic bituminous coals

Mapping and Prediction of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis with Bioavailable Iron Content in the Bituminous Coals

Based on the first National Study of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and the U.S. Geological Survey database of coal quality, we show that the prevalence of CWP in seven coal mine regions correlates with levels of bioavailable iron (BAI) in the coals from that particular region (correlation coefficient r = 0.94, p < 0.0015). CWP prevalence is also correlated with contents of pyritic sulfur (...

Effect of Gamma Irradiation on the Thermal Decomposition Behaviour and Electrical Resistivity of Some Indian Lignite and Bituminous Coals

It is known that irradiation of coal by high-energy and ionising gamma rays affects the structure of coal, as a result of which its physical and chemical properties are also likely to be and indeed are, affected or modified. Very little work has heen on this aspect of Indian coals, which are quite different from their foreign counterparts. From this point of view. over the past some years, the ...

The first liquefaction of high-rank bituminous coals by preceding hydrogenation with homogeneous borane or iodine catalysts.

Fluorine in Chinese Coals

Three hundred and five coal samples were taken from the main coal mines of twenty-six provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities of China. The method of pyrohydrolysis was applied to measure the fluorine content in the samples, which exhibit logarithmic normal frequency distributions. The range of fluorine content in dry coal varies from 25 to 1230 mg/ kg with a geometric mean of 136 mg/...

Electronic Structure and Biological Activity of Native Coals

Disabilities of coal miners due to black-lung decease morbidities are rather high (up to 10 men per 1 million tons of mined coal). Besides that, dangerous to health biological activity is also proper to various carbon nanoparticles. The analysis of relationships between coal miner morbidities, biological activities of coals and bibliographical data has shown that: activity of coals is mainly de...