Composition of Coal | Hydrocarbons from Coal
WEBJan 1, 1993 · As in any other sedimentary rock, the composition of coal is extremely heterogeneous. Coal is largely a macro molecular organic rock, derived from the burial and compaction of peat deposited under various wetland conditions (Stach et al., 1982; Hatcher et al., 1983; Schobert, 1989; Teichmiiller, 1989). The nature of a peat mire is largely ...