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Raman mapping of coal halos induced by uranium mineral radiation
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SYSNO ASEP 0541941 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Raman mapping of coal halos induced by uranium mineral radiation Author(s) Machovič, Vladimír (USMH-B)
Havelcová, Martina (USMH-B) RID, ORCID
Sýkorová, Ivana (USMH-B) RID, ORCID
Borecká, Lenka (USMH-B)
Lapčák, L. (CZ)
Mizera, Jiří (USMH-B) ORCID
Kříbek, B. (CZ)
Krist, P. (CZ)Number of authors 8 Article number 118996 Source Title Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. - : Elsevier - ISSN 1386-1425
Roč. 246, FEB 5 (2021)Number of pages 11 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Organic-matter ; Spectroscopy ; Coalification ; Halos ; Uranium ; Coal ; Radiolytic alteration Subject RIV DD - Geochemistry OECD category Geology R&D Projects GA19-05360S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support USMH-B - RVO:67985891 UT WOS 000592411800010 DOI 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118996 Annotation Raman mapping microspectroscopy was used as an advantageous high spatial resolution method for detailed assessment of the structure of radiation-induced halos in bituminous coal (Upper Paleozoic) with numerous inclusions of uraninite and coffinite. The uranium content in inclusions in the samples studied ranged from 40 to 50 wt %. Raman structural parameters such as full width at half maximum, the positions of the D-band and G-band peaks and their area ratios were calculated, and these correlated well with vitrinite reflectance. Using linear profiles across the entire halos, changes in the degree of radiolytic alteration of coal matter caused by ionising radiation resulting from the decay of uranium and its daughter products, were described. Using micro-ATR-FTIR, oxidative radiolytic alteration of coal was identified in halos, with oxidisation to alcohols, ketones and carboxyl groups, which were then converted to COO- ions bound to the cations present, including UO22+. From our data, we conclude that the conversion of the original coal to a type of anthracite occurred during the process of C-H and C-C cleavage, dehydroaromatisation of naphthenic rings and oxidation resulting in the transformation of aliphatic structures into aromatic clusters. Generally, radiolytic alteration increased the structural organisation of coal. Monte Carlo simulations of the observed radiation alteration by the ionising energy loss and non-ionising energy loss were performed. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Workplace Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics Contact Iva Švihálková, svihalkova@irsm.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 009 216 Year of Publishing 2022 Electronic address https://www.irsm.cas.cz/materialy/centrum_texturni_analyzy/publicita_2020/3_Raman_mapping_of_coal_halos_induced_by_uranium_mineral_radiation.pdf
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