Preface 8
Chair welcome message 9
Welcome address 11
Sponsor Acknowledgements 12
Organising Committee 13
Scientific Committee 15
Romanian Academy and the Romanian Academy Library 16
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest 17
University of Bucharest 18
Ministry of Research and Innovation 19
AGENDA of the 69th ICCP Annual Meeting Bucharest, Romania 20
The Open Plenary Session of the General Assembly of the ICCP
Oral Presentations
Strengths and opportunities of Romania’s natural patrimony
B.C. Simionescu, R. D. Rusu, M. Mihai 26
Coals of Romania - occurrence and use
M. E. Popa, G. Predeanu 28
160 years of petroleum industry in Romania
M D. Ghiran, V D. Şindilar, Ş. Gheorghe, R. F. Olaru-Florea 30
Romanian energy sector - contribution to national energy security and efficiency
I. Iancu 32
The ICCP Symposium on "Advances in Applied Coal and Organic Petrology"
Oral Presentations
Organic facies variability and paleoenvironmental changes across the Early Toarcian of the Pyrenean Basin
G. Fonseca, J. G. Mendonça Filho, C. Lézin, L. V Duarte, Ph. Fauré 37
Dispersed organic matter and organic geochemistry of Oligocene source rocks from the Getic Depression, Romania
M. D. Ghiran, M. E. Popa, Ş. Gheorghe 39
On the petrographic distinction of oil-prone kerogen from solid bitumen in immature shale and mudrock
P. C. Hackley, B. J. Valentine, J. Hatcherian 41
Overview of the petrographic properties of coal in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin S Poland: Part 1. Reserves of coking coal
I. Jelonek, Z. Jelonek, M. Poniewiera 43
Origin of minerals in high-ash Jurassic coals and coaly shales, Gümüşhane (NE Turkey)
A.I. Karayiğit, R. G. Oskay 45
Variations in meso- and microporosity of Carboniferous bituminous coal seams, Zonguldak basin, Turkey
A.I. Karayiğit, M. Mastalerz 47
Petrographic features of hydroid remains in the sedimentary record
J- G. Mendonça Filho, J. O. Mendonça, D. Flores 49
The statistical analysis of digital coke images using the random walking method M. Piechciczek, T. Blachowicz 51
Artificial maturation of graptolite-rich Upper Ordovician shale from Amadjuak Formation, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
J. Reyes, C. Jiang, D. Lavoie, S. Zhang, M. Milovic, R. Robinson, D. Armstrong 53
ECOAL Project: delivering solutions for monitoring coal related fires
J. Ribeiro, D. Viveiros, J. Ferreira, A. Lopez-Gil, A. Dominguez-Lopez, L. Duarte, X Angulo-Vinuesa, S. Martin-Lopez, M. Gonzalez-Herraez, A. C. Teodoro, J. A. Gonçalves, D. Flores, J. L. Santos, J. M. Baptista 55
Petrography of coke from blends of coal and different raw materials
Ł. Smędowski, M. Piechaczek, R. Bigda, M. Rejdak 57
Organogeochemical and petrographical investigations for hydrocarbon generation of coal and shale from Makum coal basin, Assam, India
A. K. Varma, S. Biswas, D. J. Patil, D. Mani, S. Ghosh 59
Effects of tectonic activities on the organic matter of coal from Sikkim, India: Insights from petrography and geochemical proxies
A. K. Varma, S. Ghosh, D. J. Patil, D. Mani, S. Biswas 61
Inorganic geochemistry of the early Miocene low-rank coals in the Most Basin, Czech Republic
D. Vöröš, I. Suárez-Ruíz, M. Díaz-Somoano, E. Geršlová, I. Sýkorová 63
The ICCP Symposium on "Advances in Applied Coal and Organic Petrology"
Poster Presentations
Energy potential assessment of some waste resources in Välcea County, Romania
D. Avram, F. Bucura, A. Zaharioiu, F. Marin, M. Miricioiu, M. Constantinescu 66
Consideration regarding the impact of climate change policies on changes in solid fuels consumption
M. Bălănescu, M. Sohaciu, C. Drăgan, C. Grădinaru 68
A microscopy study on the formation of carbon fiber structure
A. Bara, C. Banciu, V Marinescu, C. Morari 70
An optical microscopy study on the development of mesophase after the addition of carbon nanotubes in petroleum pitch
A. Bara, C. Banciu, D. Pătroi 72
Thermal history of the Weald Basin, southeast England
T. S. C. H. Beattie, J. E. A. Marshall, I. C. Harding 74
The analysis of the variability of the oxide composition of ash from Polish low-rank coals
B. Bielowicz 75
CO2 sorption properties of the selected Polish low-rank coals
B. Bielowicz, P. Baran 76
Tissue preservation in bryophytic peats from the North of Spain in relation to palaeohydrological conditions
A. G. Borrego, J. Urbańczyk, K. Perleros, V Revithi, J. E. Ortiz, Y Sánchez-Palencia, J. L. R. Gallego, V. López-Dias 78
New sedimentological and palaeoxylological results from the Bozovici Basin, Cara§-Severin County, Romania
A. G. Călin, I. E. Barbu, I. Mariş, M. E. Popa 80
Organic petrographic and geochemical appraisal of the Upper Jurassic Naokelekan Formation, KRG, Iraq
M. E. Damoulianou, K. Y Kolo, A. G. Borrego, S. P. Kalaitzidis 82
Application of polar compounds in the reconstruction of secondary migration pathways
P. David, N. Häuser, T. U. Garlichs, K. Øygard, L. Schwark 84
Petrographical and organic geochemical study of the lignites from the Smederevsko Pomoravlje field (Kostolac Basin, Serbia)
N. Ðoković, D. Mitrović, A. Bechtel, V. Matić, L. Despotović, D. Životić, K. Stojanović 85
Hydrocarbon generation potential of Pliocene lignite from Filipeştii de Pădure, Romania M D. Ghiran, G. Predeanu, M. E. Popa, I. Marşi, Ş. Gheorghe, C. Ranea 87
Geochemical and petrological characteristics of Badenian lignite from Lighidia open pit mine, Bozovici, Romania
M. D. Ghiran, G. Predeanu, I. Mariş, M. E. Popa, Ş. Gheorghe, C. Ranea 89
Solid bitumen petrographic features of Montejunto formation (Lusitanian Basin, Portugal)
P. A. Gonçalves, Z. Vinhas, A. Chefe, J. G. Mendonça Filho, D. Flores 91
Sequence stratigrapy of coal-forming depositional systems interpreted on basis of well log correlation, organic petrology and sulphur composition of Miocene lignites, N-Hungary
M Hámor-Vidó, Z. Püspöki, L. Pápay, R. Horváth 93
Organic petrology and palynology of Lower Black Shales of Peak 9559 section, Montana, USA
I. Jelonek, M. Kondas, M. Kasprzyk, P. Filipiak, Z. Jelonek 94
Co-pyrolysis of lignite and high density polyethylene - characterisation of solid and liquid products
I. Kojić, A. Bechtel, D. Životić, K. Stojanović 96
The artificial maturation of marine organic matter - Insights from hydrous-system pyrolysis experiments J. Kus, C. Ostertag-Henning, M. Blumenberg 98
Coal and renewable energy sources influence on Romanian market operation and greenhouse emissions level
G. C. Lăzăroiu, N. Golovanov, F. Cârlea 99
Residual hydrocarbons of coal and evaluation of their role in the development of fire-blast emergencies in coal underground mines
V. S. Lebedev, I. E. Stukalova, O. V. Scopinseva 101
Combining laser reflectance and Raman spectroscopy - Preliminary results
N. K. Liinsdorf 102
Characterization of dispersed organic matter of the Candeeiros Formation (Lusitanian Basin, Portugal): the case of Gaiteiros-1 borehole
J. Martins, P. A. Gonçalves, A. Morgado, J. G. Mendonça Filho, D. Flores 103
Petrographic and geochemical composition of coals and products of coal combustion from selected combined heat and power plants (CHP) and heat plants in Poland
Z. Mirkowski, I. Jelonek 105
The influence of coal-seam fire on overlying rocks assessed using petrography and geochemistry -a case study from the Jastrzębie coal mine (USCB, Poland)
M. Misz-Kennan, M. J. Fabianska, J. Ciesielczuk, D. Jura, A. Matuszewska 107
Variation in microstructure of graptolite periderm related to the depth of burial
R. Morga 108
The chemical composition of graptolite periderm in the gas shales from the Baltic Basin of Poland
R. Morga, M. Kamińska 110
New petrographic and geochemical data of anthracites from the W sector of the Peñarroya-Belmez-Espiel Basin, Spain
H. Moura, M. M. Marques, J. Ribeiro, I. Suárez-Ruiz, D. Flores, P. P. Cunha 112
Extraction of heavy and rare earth metals from bottom ash: a kinetic study of the acid attack
C. Onose, M. Mihaly, E. A. Rogozea, G. Predeanu, B. Valentim, A. Guedes, D. Cadar, N. L. Olteanu, A. Meghea 114
Organic geochemistry of Gondwana coals from the Satpura and Damodar Valley basins in India
S. Patra, S. S. Dirghangi, S. Dutta 116
Romania’s unconventional hydrocarbon resources
C. Pene, B. Niculescu, G. Andrei 117
Morphology of fly ash from co-combustion of waste (alternative fuel) and hard coal in a stoker boiler
M. Piechciczek, R. Wasielewski 119
Coal petrography and fossil plants from the Paro§eni Coalfield, Petro$ani Basin, Romania
R. Pirnea, M D. Ghiran, M. E. Popa 121
Carbon-iron micro/nanoparticles tailored for arsenic removal
G. Predeanu, I. Ran, A. Meghea, M. Hrijac, V Slăvescu, I. Lăcătuşu 123
Mesophase development in an anthracene oil-based pitch by pyrolysis in a microwave field
G. Predeanu, S. Axinte, M. F. Drăgoescu, J. J. Fernández, A. Fiti, Z. González, R. Menéndez, V. Slăvescu, A. T. Abagiu 125
Struggles in investigation of organic matter of oil and gas basins
N. Pronina, M. S. Luzbina 127
Influence of various plastic wastes additives on structure and properties of coal carbonization products
S. Pusz, A. Koszorek, U. Szeluga, P. S. Wróbel 129
Petrographic characterization of organic matter in soils affected by forest fires
J. Ribeiro, J. Espinha Marques, C. Mansilha, D. Flores 131
Deformed coal seams associated with igneous intrusions in Moatize, Mozambique
S. Rodrigues, L. Glasser, V Ward, H. Peixoto, J. Esterle, S. Macamo, E. Etchart 133
Geochemical caracterization of Oligocene hydrocarbon source rocks from Teleajen Valley, Romania
C. T. Sava, L. M. Ghenu, L. Ş. Constantin, M. D. Ghiran, I. Mariş 135
Vitrinite mapping and coking potential of lower seams of Jamadoba, Jharia Basin, India
R. Singh, M. Sengupta, M. Deb, K. Ramachandran 137
Paleodepositional conditions and hydrocarbon potential of the Bikaner Lignites, Bikaner-Nagaur Basin, Rajasthan, India
A. K. Singh, A. Kumar 138
A comparison of petrographic properties of coals from the eastern part of the Lower Silesian Coal Basin and selected coals from the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in terms of their usefulness for carbonization process
Ł. Smędowski, M. Uglik 140
The Oligocene coal flora from Petrila Mine, Petro§ani Basin
I. Stănciulescu, G. Cojocaru, R. Pirnea, M. E. Popa 142
Physico-chemical properties of high reflectance solid bitumen
I. Suárez-Ruiz, T. Juliao, I. Camean, R. Marquez, M. A. Diez, B. Ruiz 143
Bitumens - products of a late-stage of self-ignition in the Eliška coal waste heap at Žacléř (Czech Republic)
I. Sýkorová, B. Křibek, M. Havelcová, V. Machovič, A. Špaldoňová, P. Matysová, L. Lapčák, I. Knésl, F. Laufek, F. Veselovský 144
Assessment of landfilled Oltenia lignite bottom ash (Romania) as a source of rare earth elements
B. Valentim, A. T. Abagiu, L. Anghelescu, G. Chirculescu, D. Flores, D. French, P. A. Gonqalves, A. Guedes, L. G. Popescu, G. Predeanu, J. Ribeiro, V Slavescu, C. R. Ward 145
The complexities of thermal maturity assessments, Karoo Basin shales, South Africa
N. J. Wagner, V. Chabalala 147
Origins and depositional environments of organic matter from Outer Carpathian rocks - a petrographic and geochemical approach
M. Zielińska, M. Misz-Kennan, M. J. Fabiańska, D. Więclaw 149
Authors Index 153
