Scientists Uncover Biogeochemical Controls on Occurrence and Distribution of PACs in Coals

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) revealed the close relationships between the distribution of PACs in coals and the process of coal formation, which is beneficial for identifying the origin of PACs and their role as biomarkers. 

Researchers conducted comprehensive study on coals collected from the south margin of North China coal basin and the coal mines in southwestern Illinois and eastern Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The obtained experimental results were presented in the framework of coal geology, coal petrology, coal chemistry and molecular dynamics.

Researchers conducted comprehensive study on coals collected from the south margin of North China coal basin and the coal mines in southwestern Illinois and eastern Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The obtained experimental results were presented in the framework of coal geology, coal petrology, coal chemistry and molecular dynamics.

Moreover, it was found that wildfire and igneous intrusion events in the coal-forming geological history could result in different relationship of reflectance vs. molecular signatures, which are quite different from those of the normally metamorphic coal. 

Source: http://en.ustc.edu.cn/news/201707/t20170720_280363.html

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