Geochemistry, mineralogy and thermal analyses of Cretaceous coals from the Benue Trough basin Nigeria: Reconnaissance assessments

• Main Authors: Akinyemi, Segun A., Nyakuma, Bemgba B., Adebayo, Olajide F., Kayode, Ayobami T., Jauro, Aliyu, OlaOlorun, Olusola A., Aturamu, Adeyinka O., Madukwe, Henry Y., Adegoke, Adebanji K., Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran, Gitari, Wilson M., Mudzielwana, Rabelani, Rabha, Shahadev, Saikia, Binoy K., Hower, James C.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97853/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2021.104167
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Selected coal samples from the Benue Trough Basin (Nigeria) were analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS), Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and all the techniques used. The mai...