| | Course Main Page | Course Description | |
| Week | Date | Type of Class |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 January 17 January |
No Class Lecture Laboratory |
Coal in Hand Specimen |
| 2 | 22 January 24 January |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
The Maceral Concept Maceral Classification Coal Under the Microscope |
| 3 | 29 January 31 January |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Bulk Properties of Coal Sulfur and Trace Elements Coal Testing |
| 4 | 5 February 7 February |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Vitrinite Macerals Vitrinite Chemistry Vitrinite Identification |
| 5 | 12 February 14 February |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Liptinite Macerals Liptinite Chemistry Liptinite Identification |
| 6 | 19 February 21 February |
EXAM #1 Lecture Laboratory |
Fluorescence Spectra |
| 7 | 26 February 28 February |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Fluorescence Research Cannel and Boghead Coals Fluorescence Spectra |
| 8 | 4 March 6 March |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Inertinite Macerals Inertinite Chemistry Inertinite Identification |
| - | - | -Spring Break- | - |
| 9 | 11 March 13 March |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Coalification Processes Coalification Properties Reflectance Analysis |
| 10 | 18 March 20 March |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Oil and Gas Exploration Coalbed Methane Oil Source Rocks |
| 11 | 1 April l3 April |
EXAM #2 Lecture Laboratory |
Coke Petrology |
| 12 | 8 April 10 April |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Coal/Coke Mesophase Coke Quality Prediction Coke Quality Prediction |
| 13 | 15 April 17 April |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Weathered Coal Weathered Coal Weathered Coal |
| 14 | 22 April 24 April |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Coal Combustion Coal Combustion Char Morphology |
| 15 | 29 April 1 May |
Lecture Lecture Laboratory |
Coal Land Evaluation Petrology of Conversion Troubleshooting |
| Final Exam Week | To be announced | EXAM #3 |
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