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Coal Geochemistry: Dr. Hendra Amijaya Department of Geological Engineering Gadjah Mada University

This document discusses coal geochemistry and organic matter analysis. It contains the following key points: 1. Coal is composed of macerals, which are microscopic constituents of organic matter that are distinguished by their properties. The main maceral groups are vitrinite, liptinite, and inertinite. 2. During the coalification process, organic matter undergoes changes in composition as it is transformed into coal through compaction and heating. This process can be tracked using diagrams that show changes in hydrogen/carbon and oxygen/carbon ratios. 3. The major elements in coal are carbon and hydrogen. Other important elements are sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen. Elemental composition varies between different fossil fuels and depends

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Coal Geochemistry: Dr. Hendra Amijaya Department of Geological Engineering Gadjah Mada University

This document discusses coal geochemistry and organic matter analysis. It contains the following key points: 1. Coal is composed of macerals, which are microscopic constituents of organic matter that are distinguished by their properties. The main maceral groups are vitrinite, liptinite, and inertinite. 2. During the coalification process, organic matter undergoes changes in composition as it is transformed into coal through compaction and heating. This process can be tracked using diagrams that show changes in hydrogen/carbon and oxygen/carbon ratios. 3. The major elements in coal are carbon and hydrogen. Other important elements are sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen. Elemental composition varies between different fossil fuels and depends

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Coal Geochemistry

Dr. Hendra Amijaya


Department of Geological Engineering
Gadjah Mada University
Nature of organic matter - Macerals
Maceral
microscopically recognizable individual constituents of
organic matter
distinguished by color, morphology and size, relief,
reflectance and fluorescence (in polished section)
Maceral groups
Vitrinite from humic substances (e.q. lignin & cellulose of plant
cell walls)
Liptinite (Exinite) H rich plant remains (e.q. resin, waxes)
Inertinite transformed plant remains, C rich with low H

Organic Geochemistry
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OM in coal/sediments
Algae
Algae
(Sapropelic) (Humic)

Spore
Spore Wood
Wood

Original
OM

OM in
coal/
sediments
Liptinite
Liptinite Vitrinite
Vitrinite
Inertinite
Teichmueller (1989)

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Compaction (Teichmller, 1989)
Coalification Staging (Levine, 1993)
Change caused by coalification

(Teichmueller & Teichmueller, 1968)


H/C O/C Diagram (van Krevelen Diagram)
Made by van Krevelen (1950) for coal research
Shows the chemical evolution path of maceral during coalification
Applied to identify the chemical evolution of kerogen with its thermal maturity
change

(van Krevelen, 1993)


(Tissot & Welte, 1978)

Organic Geochemistry - UGM


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Element Composition of Coal
Element
mayor: H & C --> hydrocarbon
minor : S, N, O (< 3%)
traces : ex. Ni, V
Element Composition of fosil fuel & kerogen (wt %; Hunt, 1996)

Gas Oil Asphalt Coal Kerogen


C 76 84.5 84 83 79
H 24 13 10 5 6
S 0 1.5 3 1 5
N 0 0.5 1 1 2
O 0 0.5 2 10 8

Organic Geochemistry
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(Levine, [Link], 1982)

Organic Geochemistry
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(Van Heek, 2000)

Organic Geochemistry
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(Levine, [Link], 1982)

Organic Geochemistry
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(Van Heek, 2000)

Organic Geochemistry
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Coal Classification

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