The consolidation of the ancient supercontinent Pangea 300 million years ago played a key role in the formation of the coal that powered the Industrial Revolution and that is still burned for ...

The mechanism behind one of the first stages of coal creation may not be what we thought it was, according to a team of researchers who found that microbes were responsible for coal formation and ...

By distilling bituminous coal in retorts to obtain gas for illumination, or by burning it in kilns or pits, the residue left behind is called coke, which is simply coal charcoal, and is nearly pure ...

Zhang Gongcheng, Wang Dongdong, Zeng Qingbo, Yang Haizhang, Li Zengxue, Zhao Zhao, Guo Shuai, Characteristics of coal-measure source rock and gas accumulation belts in marine-continental transitional ...

Weitao Wu, Mengna Chen, Ning Li, Yi Wang, Jingzhou Zhao, Xinshan Wei, Characteristics of coal-measure source rock and its controlling effect on gas-water distribution of tight sandstone of He8 Member ...