The Distribution Characteristics of Total Sulfur Content of Coals Formatting in Different Geological Age, Guangxi Province, China

Abstract

The era distribution characteristics of total sulfur content of coals formatting in Early Carboniferous, Later Permian, Early Jurassic and Cenozoic in Guangxi,China, were studied by basing the statistics and analysis of total sulfur content of 19 important coals producing area including 173 exploration area and mining area. The results show that the coals of Early Carboniferous are mainly high sulfur coal and sub-high sulfur coal and the total sulfur content is high around the centered area around Liucheng Guilin - Xinan area and gradually decrease along south and north sides. The sulfur content of Late Permian coals are very high and reach to 5%-8% in some area and there is great difference among sulfur content in different area. The sulfur in Early Jurassic coals have great difference in distribution and are up to 10% in Northeast Guangxi area but less than 0.5% in Southeast Guangxi area. The coals of Cenozoic are low sulfur coal in common.