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4.4 Predicting the Susceptibility of a Coal to Spontaneous
Combustion
A pilot study undertaken at the University of Queensland (M. Glikson and ADS
Gillies) has isolated the organic components that are most prone to spontaneous
combustion, as well as the dependence of dust formation on maceral composition.
Previous studies (Shibaoka et al. 1985) using a hot stage microscope demonstrated