Organic matter in coal seam-VI of the Barapukuria coal field in Bangladesh

Authors

  • S Tahsin Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore-7408
  • HMZ Hossain Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore-7408 and Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8564
  • MM Hossain Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), Dinajpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v51i3.29434

Keywords:

Organic matter, Depositional environment, Gondwana coal, Barapukuria coal field, Bangladesh

Abstract

Organic matter sources and depositional environments of Permian Gondwana coals in the coal seam-VI, Barapukuria coal field, northwestern Bangladesh have been investigated using CHNS elemental analysis. A total of 8 coal samples were collected from the coal seam-VI within depth range between 118 and 509 m. Total organic carbon (TOC), hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur contents range from 48 to 75 (average 61 wt.%), 3.89 to 5.80 (average 4.59 wt.%), 2.87 to 3.87 (average 3.28 wt.%), and 0.19 to 0.37 wt.% (average 0.30 wt.%), respectively. C/N ratio range between 14 and 21 (average 19), and a positive correlation between TOC and TN (r = 0.51) suggested that organic matter in the coals was derived largely from terrestrial plants. However, C/S ratio values (up to 376) and scatter distribution between TOC and TS indicates the coal seam-VI was deposited in fresh water dominated inland lake environments.

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 51(3), 221-230, 2016

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2016-09-05

How to Cite

Tahsin, S., Hossain, H., & Hossain, M. (2016). Organic matter in coal seam-VI of the Barapukuria coal field in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 51(3), 221–230. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v51i3.29434

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Vol. 51 No. 3 (2016)

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