Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Demineralization of sub-bituminous coal by fungal leaching: A structural characterization by X-ray and FTIR analysis Subject The topic of the resource Aromaticity; Bio-demineralization; Coal characterization; Graphene layers Description An account of the resource The filamentous fungi, A. niger, A. flavus and Penicillium spp were studied for their ability to demineralise the low rank Indian coals. The FTIR spectra of coals showed the presence of stretching vibrations of -OH bond, aliphatic -CH, -CH2 and - CH3 absorptions, C=C and -CH of aromatic structure and mineral groups. X-ray analyses revealed that coal consists of crystalline carbon of turbostratic structure. The average lateral sizes (La), stacking height (Lc) and the interlayer spacing (d002) of the crystallite structure were calculated which ranged from 343.64 to 1.5, 223.20 to 22.54 and 3.35 to 3.60respectively. The structure of coal was modified to a product similar to that of pure graphite after leaching with Penicillium spp. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of coal revealed a layer like structure on the surface. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manoj B.; Elcey C.D. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol-17, No. 8, pp. 11-15. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883535674&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=82148d0e6f51613d93599a2eb36617d3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883535674&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=82148d0e6f51613d93599a2eb36617d3</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 22784527 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manoj B., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, Hosur Road, India; Elcey C.D., Department of Life Science, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore, India