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Source of biodegraded oil seep and bitumen rock-impregnations from the Sicilian Orogen and Foreland (Italy): Rock-Eval 6/7S and GC-MS approach 意大利西西里造山带和前陆生物降解原油和沥青浸渍岩的来源:岩石评价6/7S和GC-MS方法
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-11-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104900
Ádám Nádudvari , Rosanna Maniscalco , Martina Forzese , Dorota Staneczek , Dariusz Więcław , Giovanni Silvio Cassarino , Ewa Szram , Leszek Marynowski
Hydrocarbons have been known in Sicily for centuries from oil seeps and bitumen-impregnated limestones, which were exploited in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 1950s, several shallow wells were drilled in the Sicilian Foreland with the aim of hydrocarbon production. The study focuses on oil and bitumen seeps in Sicily, southern Italy. The oil seeps occur on the surface in Madonna dell’Olio (MA) in the Madonie Mountains in northern Sicily. They are also present as bitumen-impregnated porous carbonates in the Ragusa Formation on outcrops and in the subsurface in the Hyblean Foreland in southeastern Sicily (Streppenosa, Castelluccio, and Tabuna mines). Oil seeps introduce hydrocarbons into the natural environment, where biodegradation occurs. As biodegradation increases, the organic sulfur content increases, while the proportion of pyrolytic organic sulfur within total organic sulfur decreases. The Rock-Eval’s Multi-Heating Rates method shows that the Ragusa bitumen is dominated by the heavy fraction, in contrast to the diesel oil dominance of MA. Distinct oil families represent individual sources: carbonates in the Sicilian Fold-and-Thrust Belt, and shales and carbonates in the Ragusa Hyblean foreland. The distribution of biomarkers indicates an early oil window for both the MA and Ragusa fluids, with MA hydrocarbons slightly more mature than Ragusa ones.
在西西里岛,人们从19世纪和20世纪初开采的石油渗漏和沥青浸渍的石灰石中发现碳氢化合物已有几个世纪了。20世纪50年代,为了开采油气,在西西里前陆地区钻了几口浅井。这项研究的重点是意大利南部西西里岛的石油和沥青渗漏。位于西西里岛北部马多尼山脉的麦当娜戴尔奥利奥(MA)的表面出现了石油渗漏。在西西里岛东南部Hyblean前陆(Streppenosa、Castelluccio和Tabuna矿山)的露头和地下,它们也以沥青浸透的多孔碳酸盐的形式存在。石油泄漏将碳氢化合物引入自然环境,在自然环境中发生生物降解。随着生物降解的增加,有机硫含量增加,而热解有机硫占总有机硫的比例降低。Rock-Eval的多重升温速率方法表明,拉古萨沥青以重质组分为主,而MA则以柴油为主。不同的油系代表了不同的来源:西西里褶皱冲断带的碳酸盐岩,拉古萨海布兰前陆的页岩和碳酸盐岩。生物标志物的分布表明,MA和Ragusa流体均处于较早的含油窗口期,MA烃的成熟度略高于Ragusa烃。
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Abundances of elements in global coals 全球煤中的元素丰度
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-11-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104899
Shifeng Dai , James C. Hower , Robert B. Finkelman , Marina P. Ketris , Yakov E. Yudovich , Yutang Zhang , Jingjing Liu , Changqiu Zhao , Na Xu , Ian T. Graham , David French , Yu Liu , Ruiwen Yan , Zhengfu Zhao
The abundance of elements in coal is important not only because it provides a solid scientific and practical foundation for various geochemical comparisons, but also because it helps address broader questions in Earth Sciences. In this study, data on major and trace elements in global coals comprising hundreds of thousands of coal samples were compiled from peer-reviewed journal articles, books, various databases, dissertations, and technical reports. These data formed the basis for estimating element abundances in global coals presented in this study. All collected data were rigorously screened for reliability, and any records with questionable quality were excluded from the analysis. Boxplot analysis was then applied to estimate element abundances, and median values of ash yields and different forms of sulfur in global coals. The results primarily include the minimum and maximum values within the normal range; the median (the 50th percentile, representing the average abundance); and outliers for all global coals, low-rank coals, and medium- to high-rank coals. Additionally, these statistical parameters are also provided for coals from different major coal-forming periods (including Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous) and Early Permian, Late Permian, Late Triassic, Early and Middle Jurassic, Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, and Paleogene and Neogene), and Chinese coals and U.S coals.
煤中丰富的元素很重要,不仅因为它为各种地球化学比较提供了坚实的科学和实践基础,而且因为它有助于解决地球科学中更广泛的问题。在这项研究中,从同行评审的期刊文章、书籍、各种数据库、论文和技术报告中汇编了全球煤炭中主要和微量元素的数据,包括数十万个煤炭样本。这些数据构成了估算本研究中全球煤中元素丰度的基础。所有收集到的数据都经过严格的可靠性筛选,任何质量有问题的记录都被排除在分析之外。然后应用箱线图分析来估计元素丰度,以及全球煤中灰分产量和不同形式硫的中位数。结果主要包括正常范围内的最小值和最大值;中位数(第50个百分位数,代表平均丰度);以及全球所有煤的异常值,低阶煤和中高阶煤。此外,还提供了不同主要成煤期(宾夕法尼亚(晚石炭世)和早二叠世、晚二叠世、晚三叠世、早侏罗世和中侏罗世、晚侏罗世和早白垩世、古近纪和新近纪)煤、中国煤和美国煤的统计参数。
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OM-hosted pore systems in Ordovician Wufeng–Silurian Longmaxi shales in Sichuan Basin SW China: Origin, gas storage, and flow behavior 四川盆地奥陶系五峰—志留系龙马溪页岩含有机质孔隙系统:成因、储气性及流动特征
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104897
Yong Ma , Omid H. Ardakani , Dahua Li , Jianbin Ma , Ningning Zhong , Haiping Huang
<div><div>This study provides an extensive investigation of the origin, morphological evolution, pore structure, and flow behavior of organic matter (OM)-hosted pore systems in the overmature Wufeng–Longmaxi (W–L) shales of the Sichuan Basin, SW China, with implications for shale gas storage and production. Eleven core samples from the Wufeng and Longmaxi formations, spanning a wide range of total organic carbon (TOC) content (0.47–5.48 wt%) but consistently high thermal maturity (EqVRo 3.89–4.20 %), were analyzed using a combination of geochemical analyses, optical microscopy, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM), three-dimensional focused ion beam-SEM (FIB-SEM) reconstructions, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and Navier–Stokes-based pore-scale permeability simulations. The OM assemblage comprises pyrobitumen, alginite, graptolites, and fecal pellets, each contributing distinct pore-forming pathways controlled by original ultrastructure, depositional redox conditions, and subsequent diagenetic mineralization. Alginite preserves sponge-like cellular ultrastructures, yielding highly connected macropore networks (> 50 nm), with the highest porosity (> 10 %) and permeability (> 15 μD), representing the most efficient storage and flow pathways. Pyrobitumen develops irregular shrinkage pores and microfracture networks during thermal cracking, producing moderate porosity (4–13 %) and permeability (∼ 0.75 μD), with framboidal pyrite stabilizing pore structures against compaction. Fecal pellets, stabilized by early phosphatization through apatite and fluorapatite precipitation, retain isotropic nanoporous frameworks (40–160 nm) with consistent porosity (∼ 5 %) and permeability (∼ 0.8 μD). In contrast, graptolites display poorly connected cortical fibril-aligned nanometer-sized pores (< 20 nm), contributing minimally to storage (porosity <0.6 %) and permeability (< 0.35 μD). Pore size distribution analysis reveals that alginite and pyrobitumen host the largest connected pores, whereas graptolites and fecal pellets are dominated by isolated, ultrafine structures. Diagenetic mineralization emerges as a critical factor in pore preservation, with apatite and pyrite reinforcing nanoporous networks against mechanical collapse. Furthermore, depositional conditions such as water column stratification, nutrient influx, microbial restructuring, and limited degradation of fecal aggregates facilitated OM preservation, leading to the formation of stable nanoporosity critical for long-term gas storage and migration. Integrated FIB-SEM reconstructions and flow simulations establish a hierarchical permeability ranking of alginite > pyrobitumen ≈ fecal pellets > > graptolites, underscoring the significant role of OM type and diagenetic evolution governing shale reservoir quality. These findings highlight that OM composition and its diagenetic trajectory, rather than TOC or maturity alone, are the primary controls on pore netw
本研究对四川盆地五峰—龙马溪(W-L)页岩中有机质孔隙系统的成因、形态演化、孔隙结构和流动行为进行了广泛的研究,对页岩气的储采具有重要意义。利用地球化学分析、光学显微镜、高分辨率扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、三维聚焦离子束扫描电镜(FIB-SEM)重建、能谱分析(EDS)和基于navier - stokes的孔隙尺度渗透率模拟等手段,对五峰组和龙马溪组11个岩心样品进行了分析,这些岩心样品的总有机碳(TOC)含量(0.47 ~ 5.48 wt%)范围较大,但热成熟度(EqVRo)始终较高(3.89 ~ 4.20%)。有机质组合包括焦沥青、褐藻石、笔石和粪球,每一种都有不同的成孔途径,受原始超微结构、沉积氧化还原条件和随后的成岩成矿作用控制。褐藻酸盐保留了海棉状的细胞超微结构,形成了高度连通的大孔网络(> 50 nm),具有最高的孔隙率(> 10%)和渗透率(> 15 μD),代表了最有效的储存和流动途径。焦沥青在热裂解过程中形成不规则的收缩孔隙和微裂缝网络,产生中等孔隙度(4 - 13%)和渗透率(~ 0.75 μD),树状黄铁矿稳定孔隙结构,防止压实。通过磷灰石和氟磷灰石沉淀的早期磷化稳定的粪球,保留了各向同性的纳米多孔框架(40-160 nm),具有一致的孔隙率(~ 5%)和渗透率(~ 0.8 μD)。相比之下,笔石显示出连接不良的皮层原纤维排列的纳米级孔隙(< 20nm),对存储(孔隙率<; 0.6%)和渗透率(< 0.35 μD)的贡献最小。孔隙大小分布分析表明,藻褐岩和焦沥青具有最大的连通孔隙,而笔石和粪便颗粒则以孤立的超细结构为主。成岩矿化是孔隙保存的关键因素,磷灰石和黄铁矿加强纳米孔网络防止机械崩溃。此外,水柱分层、营养物质流入、微生物重组和粪便聚集体有限降解等沉积条件有利于有机质的保存,从而形成稳定的纳米孔隙,这对天然气的长期储存和运移至关重要。综合FIB-SEM重建和流动模拟建立了藻褐岩>;焦沥青≈粪球>; >;笔石的渗透率等级,强调了OM类型和成岩演化对页岩储层质量的重要作用。这些发现表明,在五峰组—龙马溪组等过成熟海相体系中,有机质组成及其成岩轨迹是孔隙网络演化、储层非均质性和页岩气产能的主要控制因素,而不仅仅是TOC或成熟度。
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Constraining rutile provenance in Nb-rich coal-bearing strata: An approach integrating trace element geochemistry and machine learning 富铌煤系地层金红石物源约束:微量元素地球化学与机器学习相结合的方法
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104898
Huidi Hao , Bo Jiu , Wenhui Huang , Zhaoguo Wang , Binchao Qin , Linghao Huang
Titanium oxides (predominantly rutile) constitute critical reservoirs of niobium within coal-bearing strata, yet their provenance discrimination remains methodologically challenging. This study establishes a robust rutile provenance discrimination framework for Nb-rich sequences (coal, tonstein, mudstone) in the Ordos Basin through integrated machine learning and rutile trace element geochemistry. Comprehensive analyses via laser Raman spectroscopy (LRS), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) demonstrate that: LRS identifies rutile as the dominant Ti-phase with minor anatase; trace element mapping reveals V-Nb-Zr-Cr enrichment in coal-hosted rutile versus Si-V-Fe-Nb enrichment in tonstein/mudstone rutile. Geochemical discriminant diagrams show most datapoints within metamorphic fields, with minor magmatic/mineralized signatures; Zr-in-rutile thermometry further confirms the Khondalite Belt (KB) and northern Trans-North China Orogen (TNCO) as primary provenances. Machine learning processing of trace element datasets (Si, Fe, Ti, Cr, Nb, Ta, Zr) using an optimized Random Forest (RF) model identifies the eastern KB and northern TNCO as core source domains. This research not only provides new provenance constraints for critical metal enrichment mechanisms in coal measures but also establishes a transferable machine learning-geochemistry methodology for multi-source tracing in sedimentary basins, offering practical implications for strategic mineral exploration.
氧化钛(主要是金红石)构成了含煤地层中铌的关键储层,但其来源判别在方法上仍然具有挑战性。通过综合机器学习和金红石微量元素地球化学研究,建立了鄂尔多斯盆地富铌层序(煤、铜、泥岩)金红石物源判别框架。通过激光拉曼光谱(LRS)、电子探针显微分析(EPMA)和激光烧蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)的综合分析表明:LRS鉴定金红石为主要钛相,少量锐钛矿;微量元素测图显示煤型金红石中V-Nb-Zr-Cr富集,而东stein/泥岩型金红石中Si-V-Fe-Nb富集。地球化学判别图显示大部分数据点位于变质场内,具有少量岩浆/矿化特征;金红石中锆测温进一步证实孔雀岩带(KB)和北跨华北造山带(TNCO)为主要物源。利用优化的随机森林(Random Forest, RF)模型对微量元素数据集(Si, Fe, Ti, Cr, Nb, Ta, Zr)进行机器学习处理,确定KB东部和TNCO北部为核心源域。本研究不仅为煤系关键金属富集机制提供了新的物源约束条件,而且为沉积盆地多源示踪建立了一种可转移的机器学习-地球化学方法,为战略矿产勘探提供了实际意义。
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The environmental legacy of industrial coal combustion: tracing inorganic and organic contaminants in soils 工业燃煤的环境遗产:土壤中无机和有机污染物的追踪
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-10-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104896
Joana Ribeiro , Mónica Ribeiro , Laura Góis , José Erbolato Filho , Magdalena Misz-Kennan , Monika Fabiańska
As the world deal with the global climate and energy crises and energy transition, studies related to coal are still needed because, despite de phasing out of coal, the recognition of the environmental legacy left by fossil fuels is important to identify the influence of its use in the carbon cycle and to meet the main commitments of the European Green Deal. This study aims to identify the fingerprint in soil left by the past activity of Sines thermal power plant (S-TPP, Portugal), which lasted for decades. The multi-analytical approach (petrographic and geochemical techniques) used in the analysis of soil collected in the area surrounding the S-TPP allowed identification and quantification of inorganic and organic contaminants, their source, and allow the understanding of changes in the physic-chemical characteristics of soil induced by the contamination. The results reveal differentiated spatial distribution of changes and contaminants in soils, which are more intense in the south area, attributed to incorporation of contaminants through mobilization and dispersion influenced by predominant winds regime of the region. The incorporation of particles of coal and fly ash in soil enhances the concentration of some potentially toxic elements (As, Ba, Co, Cr, Ni, Se, U, V) beyond national reference values for healthy soil. The contaminants in soil also influence soil granulometric composition, alkalinity, electrical conductivity, total organic carbon and total sulphur. The sources of contaminants in soil are the fly ash and gaseous emission from smoke stacks and coal and fly ash particles mobilized during storage, handling and landfilling operations.
随着世界应对全球气候和能源危机以及能源转型,仍然需要进行与煤炭有关的研究,因为尽管逐步淘汰煤炭,但认识到化石燃料留下的环境遗产对于确定其使用在碳循环中的影响和履行《欧洲绿色协议》的主要承诺至关重要。本研究旨在识别Sines热电厂(S-TPP,葡萄牙)过去几十年的活动在土壤中留下的指纹。多分析方法(岩石学和地球化学技术)用于分析S-TPP周围地区收集的土壤,可以识别和量化无机和有机污染物及其来源,并可以了解污染引起的土壤物理化学特征的变化。结果表明,土壤中污染物的变化和空间分布存在差异,其中南部地区的差异更大,这是由于受该地区主导风的影响,污染物通过动员和分散而被纳入土壤。煤和粉煤灰颗粒在土壤中的掺入使一些潜在有毒元素(As、Ba、Co、Cr、Ni、Se、U、V)的浓度超过了国家健康土壤参考值。土壤中的污染物还会影响土壤的颗粒组成、碱度、电导率、总有机碳和总硫。土壤中污染物的来源是烟囱的粉煤灰和气体排放,以及在储存、处理和填埋作业中动员的煤和粉煤灰颗粒。
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Organic matter accumulation in Barremian marine black shales of the Qiangtang Basin, China 羌塘盆地巴雷米亚系海相黑色页岩有机质富集特征
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104887
Shengqiang Zeng , Jian Wang , Xiugen Fu , Wei Sun , Wangzhong Zhan
Barremian organic-rich black shales are significant source rocks in the eastern Tethyan Qiangtang Basin. Based on petrological, inorganic and organic geochemistry analyses, the black shales are divided into three units from bottom to top. Unit 1 micritic limestones exhibit high total organic carbon (TOC) contents and Type II₂ kerogen, indicating a mixture of marine microalgae and land plants. Unit 2 black shales show the highest TOC contents, predominantly Type II₁ kerogen suggesting marine microalgal source. In contrast, Unit 3 marls have relatively low TOC contents, Type II₂ kerogen, indicating mixed terrestrial and marine OM sources. The black shales show a low organic maturity, and the hydrocarbon generation potential of the black shale and micritic limestone samples is substantially higher than that of the marl samples. Palaeoredox proxies indicate that Unit 1 deposited under dysoxic-anoxic conditions, and Unit 2 formed under anoxic-euxinic conditions, while Unit 3 deposited under oxic-suboxic conditions. Primary productivity proxies reflect high productivity in Units 1 and 2, and low productivity in Unit 3. Rb/K and total sulfur/TOC ratios suggest brackish environment in Units 1 and 2 and brackish or seawater condition in Unit 3. Hydrothermal activity during Unit 2 black shale deposition provided essential nutrients for phytoplankton in the photic zone, leading to high OM production. Upwelling/restriction proxies imply deposition under moderately restricted conditions for Unit 1, strongly restricted conditions for Unit 2, and upwelling/weakly restricted conditions for Unit 3. Palynological analysis indicates a warm, semi-humid to humid temperate climate during deposition of Units 1 and 2, contrasting with a hot, arid to semi-arid climate during Unit 3 marl deposition. OM accumulation of Unit 1 micritic limestone was primarily controlled by stratified dysoxic-anoxic conditions, high primary productivity, warm humid/semi-humid climate, and moderate watermass restriction. For Unit 2 black shale, the main controlling factors were stratified anoxic-euxinic environment, warm humid temperate climate, strongly restricted water condition, and intermittent strong hydrothermal activity. During Unit 3 marl deposition, low primary productivity, an oxygen-rich water environment leading to OM degradation, combined with a hot arid/semi-arid climate, resulted in organic-lean deposition.
巴雷米亚系富有机质黑色页岩是特提斯—羌塘盆地东部重要的烃源岩。根据岩石学、无机和有机地球化学分析,将黑色页岩从下向上划分为3个单元。1单元泥晶灰岩总有机碳(TOC)含量高,ⅱ型干酪根含量高,为海洋微藻和陆生植物的混合体。2号单元黑色页岩TOC含量最高,以II型干酪根为主,表明其来源为海洋微藻。3单元灰岩TOC含量相对较低,为ⅱ型干酪根,表明陆相和海相有机质混合源。黑色页岩有机质成熟度较低,黑色页岩和泥晶灰岩的生烃潜力明显高于泥灰岩。古氧化还原指标表明,1单元沉积于缺氧-缺氧条件下,2单元沉积于缺氧-缺氧条件下,3单元沉积于缺氧-缺氧条件下。初级生产率代理反映单元1和单元2的高生产率,单元3的低生产率。Rb/K和总硫/TOC比值表明1号和2号机组的环境为微咸环境,而3号机组的环境为微咸环境或海水环境。第2单元黑色页岩沉积期间的热液活动为光带浮游植物提供了必需的营养物质,导致OM产量高。上升流/限制代理意味着单元1在中等限制条件下沉积,单元2在强烈限制条件下沉积,单元3在上升流/弱限制条件下沉积。孢粉学分析表明,单元1和单元2沉积时期为温暖、半湿润至湿润温带气候,而单元3泥灰岩沉积时期为炎热、干旱至半干旱气候。1号泥晶灰岩OM的成藏主要受层状缺氧缺氧条件、高初级生产力、暖湿/半湿气候和适度水团限制的控制。2单元黑色页岩的主要控制因素为层状缺氧-缺氧环境、温暖湿润的温带气候、强烈的限水条件和间歇性的强烈热液活动。在第3单元泥灰岩沉积期间,初级生产力低,富氧水环境导致有机质降解,再加上炎热的干旱/半干旱气候,导致有机质贫沉积。
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Quantifying inertinite carbon in biochar 定量生物炭中的惰性碳
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104886
Hamed Sanei , Małgorzata Wojtaszek-Kalaitzidi , Niels Hemmingsen Schovsbo , Rasmus Stenshøj , Zhiheng Zhou , Hans-Peter Schmidt , Nikolas Hagemann , David Chiaramonti , Tryfonas Kiaitsis , Arka Rudra , Anna J. Lehner , Robert W. Brown , Sophie Gill , Erica Dorr , Stavros Kalaitzidis , Fariborz Goodarzi , Henrik Ingermann Petersen
The carbon dioxide removal (CDR) potential of biochar is determined by the long-term stability of its biogenic carbon, derived from atmospheric CO₂ fixed by photosynthesis and stabilized in solid form. This stability (carbon permanence) is commonly assessed using decay models to evaluate resistance to re-emission as greenhouse gases. However, these models are limited, as they focus primarily on short-term degradation of labile carbon fractions and are not suited to project the behavior of the highly recalcitrant component of biochar over extended timescales.
Inertinite represents highly aromatized and condensed carbon structures that are geochemically stable over millennia. This paper builds upon the Inertinite Benchmarking (IBRo2) methodology, directly quantifying the stable carbon fraction in biochar rather than relying on modeling. The method combines thermochemical analysis and incident-light microscopy to measure the reactive (labile) component and solid carbonized macerals, respectively. Random reflectance analysis (Ro) provides a representative distribution of carbonization states, with Ro values >2.0 % defining the inertinite fraction after discounting reactive organic carbon. The Ro distribution is processed using kernel density estimation (KDE) and numerical integration to classify inertinite carbon with precision and statistical robustness.
As CDR crediting can be linked to measured inertinite content, statistical validity is essential. A Monte Carlo simulation model evaluates uncertainties from sampling frequency and production variability. Results show that increased sampling reduces uncertainty and lowers the conservative safety margin needed for potential errors. This framework supports a justified safety margin applied to reported inertinite carbon and corresponding CDR values, enabling conservative and robust crediting.
By combining direct quantification of inertinite carbon with probabilistic modeling of uncertainty, the IBRo2 method offers a transparent and rigorous framework for assessing biochar permanence, aligned with emerging international certification and national inventory methodologies.
生物炭去除二氧化碳(CDR)的潜力取决于其生物源碳的长期稳定性,生物源碳来源于大气中的CO 2,通过光合作用固定并以固体形式稳定下来。这种稳定性(碳持久性)通常使用衰变模型来评估作为温室气体再排放的阻力。然而,这些模型是有限的,因为它们主要关注不稳定碳组分的短期降解,而不适合在长时间尺度上预测生物炭的高度顽固性成分的行为。惰性岩代表高度芳构化和浓缩的碳结构,在地球化学上稳定了数千年。本文建立在惯性基准(IBRo2)方法的基础上,直接量化生物炭中的稳定碳部分,而不是依赖于建模。该方法结合热化学分析和入射光显微镜分别测量活性(不稳定)组分和固体碳化显微物质。随机反射分析(Ro)提供了碳化状态的代表性分布,Ro值>; 2.0%定义了扣除活性有机碳后的惰性组分。利用核密度估计(KDE)和数值积分方法对Ro分布进行处理,对惰性碳进行分类,具有精度和统计鲁棒性。由于CDR信用可以与测量的惯性内容联系起来,因此统计有效性至关重要。蒙特卡罗模拟模型评估了采样频率和生产变异性带来的不确定性。结果表明,增加采样减少了不确定性,降低了潜在误差所需的保守安全裕度。该框架支持将合理的安全边际应用于报告的惰性碳和相应的CDR值,从而实现保守而稳健的信贷。通过将惰性碳的直接量化与不确定性的概率建模相结合,IBRo2方法为评估生物炭持久性提供了一个透明和严格的框架,与新兴的国际认证和国家清单方法保持一致。
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Confocal laser-scanning microscopy (CLSM)-based thermal maturity of Tasmanites and progress in standardization of fluorescence microspectrometry 基于共聚焦激光扫描显微镜(CLSM)的塔斯马尼亚石热成熟度及荧光显微光谱标准化研究进展
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104885
Jolanta Kus , Paul C. Hackley
Evaluation of thermal maturity in vitrinite-free or vitrinite-deficient sediments via fluorescence microspectrometry can provide relevant information related to petroleum exploration and thermal history assessment. However, variation in spectral fluorescence properties of alginite macerals with increasing thermal maturity is largely underexplored. Here, authors of this study have applied confocal laser-scanning microscopy (CLSM) in conjunction with fluorescence microspectrometry to a maturity series of marine Upper Devonian Tasmanites algae from the Ohio Shale (Huron Member) and a single sample from the Marcellus Formation of the Appalachian Basin. Spectral fluorescence properties of Tasmanites were evaluated in relation to orientation, measurement location, and the number of measurements per sample, and were compared to published literature. Emission spectra of Tasmanites from continuous wave laser excitation (405 nm) were acquired from sections perpendicular and parallel to bedding and at different positions within individual Tasmanites bodies. The results showed a progressive red-shift in emission maxima (λmax) in a large sample sized maturity series (N = 19), e.g., 493 to 578 nm for the perpendicular section at middle position. Further, blue-shifted apex and mineral-adjacent positions within sections perpendicular to bedding were observed, with the latter being reported here for the first time. While blue-shift at apex positions can be attributed to mechanical deformation-induced reorientation of photoselected fluorophores, the blue-shifted mineral-adjacent positions could result from strain loading and development of a plastic deformation region at the mineral contact zone with Tasmanites. A decrease in standard deviation with increasing number of measured emission maxima is well-observed, and 15 to 20 individual measurements per sample appears sufficient for low standard deviation and coefficient of variance. CLSM-derived thermal maturity parameters indicated that a moderate positive correlation of red/green quotient (Q650/500; R2 = 0.67) with solid bitumen reflectance (BRo in %) exists. For reproducible results, the determination of λmax and Q650/500 should be conducted exclusively in the middle position at perpendicular and parallel sections of the polished whole-rock pellets, where the lowest standard deviation in measurement was observed. These results strengthen the suitability and relevance of the CLSM technique in thermal maturity studies of dispersed organic matter (DOM) and contribute to the standardization of fluorescence microspectrometry methods in organic petrology investigation.
利用荧光显微光谱法评价无镜质组或缺乏镜质组沉积物的热成熟度,可为油气勘探和热史评价提供相关信息。然而,随着热成熟度的增加,藻褐石矿物的光谱荧光特性的变化在很大程度上还没有得到充分的研究。在这里,本研究的作者将共聚焦激光扫描显微镜(CLSM)与荧光显微光谱相结合,对来自俄亥俄页岩(休伦段)的一系列海相上泥盆统塔斯马尼亚藻类和来自阿巴拉契亚盆地马塞勒斯组的单个样本进行了研究。塔斯马尼亚的光谱荧光特性与取向、测量位置和每个样品的测量次数有关,并与已发表的文献进行了比较。在连续波激光激发(405 nm)下,从垂直于层理平行的剖面和塔斯马尼亚个体不同位置获得了塔斯马尼亚的发射光谱。结果表明,在大样本量的成熟度序列(N = 19)中,发射最大值(λmax)呈递进红移,如垂直截面在中间位置为493 ~ 578 nm。此外,在垂直于层理的剖面内观察到蓝移顶点和邻近矿物的位置,后者在这里是首次报道。虽然顶点位置的蓝移可归因于光选择荧光团的机械变形引起的重新定向,但蓝移的矿物邻近位置可能是由于应变加载和与塔斯马尼亚矿物接触区塑性变形区域的发展造成的。可以很好地观察到,随着测量到的最大发射次数的增加,标准偏差减小,每个样本15至20个单独的测量似乎足以实现低标准偏差和方差系数。clsm导出的热成熟度参数表明,红绿商(Q650/500; R2 = 0.67)与固体沥青反射率(BRo in %)存在中度正相关。为了获得可重复性的结果,λmax和Q650/500的测定应该只在抛光的全岩球团的垂直和平行截面的中间位置进行,在那里观察到测量的标准偏差最小。这些结果加强了CLSM技术在分散有机质(DOM)热成熟度研究中的适用性和相关性,并有助于荧光显微光谱技术在有机岩石学研究中的标准化。
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Petrolographic characteristics of graphitic carbon in coal-based graphite: Implications for the applicability of reflectance 煤基石墨中石墨碳的岩石学特征:对反射率适用性的影响
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104884
Jiuqing Li , Yong Qin , Jian Shen , Yilin Chen , Geng Li , Peipei Zhu
Coal-based graphite deposits developed in Lutang, Hunan Province, China, provide an opportunity to investigate the petrographic characteristics of graphitic carbon. Optical microscopy and microphotometry were employed to observe the morphology, microstructure, occurrence and reflectance of graphitic carbon and thus classify its type. The results indicated that the evolutionary stage of the coal-based graphite reached the semi-graphite to graphite phase, and five types of graphitic carbon, namely, matrix graphite, granular graphite, needle graphite, flake graphite and pyrolytic carbon, were identified. The maximum reflectances of different types of graphitic carbon vary, indicating a differential evolutionary stage. However, the bireflectance progressively increases through the sequence of needle graphite, pyrolytic carbon and flake graphite, reflecting enhanced structural ordering of basic structural units. In terms of their particle size and reflectance characteristics, granular graphite, needle graphite, pyrolytic carbon, and flake graphite exhibit phanerocrystalline structures, whereas matrix graphite belongs to the cryptocrystalline graphite category. Three primary mechanisms for the origin and formation of graphitic carbon were proposed: in situ solid-phase transformation, liquid-phase crystallization, and vapor-phase deposition. Flake graphite serves as the ideal material for measuring reflectance in coal-based graphite, with its reflectance value acting as an indicator of evolutionary maturity.
湖南鲁塘煤基石墨矿床的发育为研究石墨碳的岩石学特征提供了契机。采用光学显微镜和显微光度法对石墨碳的形貌、微观结构、赋存状态和反射率进行了观察,并对其进行了分类。结果表明,煤基石墨的演化阶段达到了半石墨到石墨阶段,并鉴定出基体石墨、粒状石墨、针状石墨、片状石墨和热解碳5种类型的石墨碳。不同类型石墨碳的最大反射率不同,表明其演化阶段不同。然而,双反射率通过针状石墨-热解碳-片状石墨的顺序逐渐增加,反映了基本结构单元的结构有序性增强。颗粒石墨、针状石墨、热解碳和片状石墨在粒径和反射率方面表现为显晶结构,而基体石墨则属于隐晶石墨。提出了石墨碳形成的三种主要机制:原位固相转变、液相结晶和气相沉积。片状石墨是测量煤基石墨反射率的理想材料,其反射率值可作为演化成熟度的标志。
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The organic petrology of graptolites in sections parallel and perpendicular to the bedding: Implication for thermal maturity evaluation 平行和垂直于层理剖面笔石的有机岩石学:热成熟度评价的意义
IF 5.7 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104883
Jin Wu , Qingyong Luo , Ningning Zhong , Fariborz Goodarzi , Yang Bai , Václav Suchý , Meijun Li , Lipeng Yao , Imran Khan , Ye Zhang , Haoran Wang , Haixu Liu , Yinghang Tang
Graptolites are widely presented in the Ordovician–Silurian Wufeng–Longmaxi Formations and other Lower Paleozoic marine shales throughout the world, and their reflectance is regarded as an effective index for the thermal maturity assessment of the graptolite-bearing shales devoid of vitrinite. Graptolites display distinct optically biaxial features, and the optical characteristics and reflectance of graptolites reveal significant differences depending on orientation of respective graptolite fragments relative to the bedding planes. However, specific studies on these optical discrepancies remains limited, resulting in confusion and/or substantial errors in thermal maturity assessment of graptolite-bearing shales. In this study, the organic petrological method was employed to compare the optical characteristics of graptolites in sections parallel and perpendicular to the bedding. Graptolites and in-source solid bitumen (SB) are the dominant organic components in the Alum and Wufeng–Longmaxi graptolite-bearing shales, and the liptinites are only detected in low maturity samples. In the studied sediments, both non-granular and granular graptolites were identified in abundance, but non-granular graptolites, which exhibit higher reflectance and stronger anisotropy than granular graptolites, were the predominant species. The intense positive correlations between the mean random reflectance (GRo) and true maximum reflectance (Rmax) and bireflectance of non-granular graptolites indicate their increasing anisotropy with maturation. Rmax values in sections parallel to the bedding are slightly lower than or equal to those in sections perpendicular to the bedding, and the mean maximum reflectance (R¯max), the intermediate reflectance (Rint), and bireflectance are lower than those in sections perpendicular to the bedding. GRo values in sections parallel to the bedding display a strong positive correlation with GRo in sections perpendicular to the bedding, and the former are higher than the latter. GRo exhibits stronger positive correlations with Rmax, R¯max, and bireflectance in sections perpendicular to the bedding than those in sections parallel to the bedding, revealing the stronger anisotropy of non-granular graptolites in sections perpendicular to the bedding. According to the reflectance discrepancies of non-granular graptolites in sections parallel and perpendicular to the bedding, several equivalent equations are proposed to evaluate the thermal maturity of Ordovician–Silurian graptolites-bearing sediments.
笔石广泛存在于奥陶系—志留系五峰组—龙马溪组及其他下古生界海相页岩中,其反射率被认为是评价无镜质组含笔石页岩热成熟度的有效指标。笔石具有明显的光学双轴特征,其光学特性和反射率随笔石碎片相对于层理面取向的不同而有显著差异。然而,对这些光学差异的具体研究仍然有限,导致含笔石页岩热成熟度评估的混乱和/或严重错误。本研究采用有机岩石学方法,比较了平行于层理和垂直于层理剖面上笔石的光学特征。明矾页岩和五峰—龙马溪页岩的主要有机成分为笔石和源内固体沥青(SB),只有在低成熟度样品中才检测到脂质岩。在沉积物中,非粒状笔石和粒状笔石均有丰富的分布,但非粒状笔石以反射率较高、各向异性较强的非粒状笔石为主。非粒状笔石的平均随机反射率(GRo)与真实最大反射率(Rmax)和双反射率之间呈显著正相关,表明其各向异性随成熟度的增加而增加。平行层理剖面的Rmax值略低于或等于垂直层理剖面的Rmax值,平均最大反射率(R¯max)、中间反射率(Rint)和双反射率均低于垂直层理剖面。平行层理剖面的GRo值与垂直层理剖面的GRo值呈正相关,且垂直层理剖面的GRo值大于垂直层理剖面的GRo值。垂直于层理剖面的GRo与Rmax、R¯max、双反射率的正相关较平行于层理剖面的强,说明垂直于层理剖面的非粒状笔石各向异性较强。根据平行层理剖面和垂直层理剖面上非颗粒笔石的反射率差异,提出了若干评价奥陶系—志留系笔石沉积层热成熟度的等效方程。
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