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Origins of sulfur in coal: importance of the ester sulfate content of peat

Casagrande, D.; Siefert, K.

Science 195(4279): 675-676

1977


ISSN/ISBN: 0036-8075
PMID: 17816416
DOI: 10.1126/science.195.4279.675
Accession: 006045669

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The sulfur found in coal stems in large part from sulfur incorporation at the peat-forming stage. Ester sulfate (a carbon-oxygen-sulfur linkage) is a major contributor to the sulfur in peat and thus is an important determiner of the quantity and forms of sulfur eventually found in coal.

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