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 Bio-demineralization of Indian bituminous coal by Aspergillus niger and characterization of the products Subject The topic of the resource Biodegradation; CHNS and Proximate analysis; Coal characterization; HPLC; XRD Description An account of the resource The effect of demineralization on an Indian bituminous coal has been investigated by filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger. X-ray diffraction profile reveals the presence of inorganic components in the sample. Bio-Solubilization using Aspergillus niger significantly reduced the ash content in the coal sample (10.23wt% to 5.21wt %). Leaching process removed silicate and pyrite minerals where as aluminates were decreased considerably. The carbon content showed an increase of 19.94% where as the oxygen content decreased by 52.3%. During biosolubilization the fungus produced acids like gluconic acid, oxalic acid and citric acid along with oxalates which are responsible for the demineralization in coal by the formation of mineral salts. The broad diffraction peak at 2?~25.5 is due to the crystalline carbon in the sample which is mainly due to the typical (002) plane reflection of graphite. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manoj B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Research Journal of Biotechnology, Vol-8, No. 3, pp. 49-54. 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-s2.0-84883219471&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=d9636e0d52fa5f531c63756af8b5aaa7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883219471&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=d9636e0d52fa5f531c63756af8b5aaa7</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9736263 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., Dept. of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore -29, Karnataka, India