| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L82557/01 |
| Title: |
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR MODELLING VARIATIONS IN THE COMPOSITION OF COAL SEAMS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Large, Professor DJ |
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| Department: |
Sch of Chemical and Environmental Eng |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 1998 |
Ends: |
31 January 2002 |
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49,274
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Coal Technology |
Mining & Minerals Extraction |
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The aim of this proposal is to develop a novel methodology, combining geochemistry, petrography and Low Temperature Ashing (a novel sample preparation technique) which can be applied to modelling the distribution of potentially toxic trace elements in a coal basin. To attain the objectives initial observations will target one complete section through a coal seam. A single section through a seam will give a time dependant record of the changes in the depositional environment which have occured as the coal basin evolved. One section should therefore provide sufficient data to form a preliminary model of basin evolution which can be tested and refined by comparison to sections through the same coal seam from other locations. Samples taken on a centimetre scale will be prepared using LTA and analysed to provide a stratigraphic and diagenetic history of the coal seam. Recognised lithotypes will then be analysed to determine their organic and inorganic chemistry. The results will then be combined to provide a testable model of basin wide variations in coal composition.
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |