Getting To Know The Process Of Coal Formation From The Initial Stage, Lasting Millions Of Years

YOGYAKARTA - Coal is one of the main energy resources found in Indonesia. Have you ever wondered how coal formed? The process of coal formation lasted millions of years through a series of complex geological and biological stages.

As the country with the largest coal reserves in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has used coal to meet domestic energy needs and become one of the main exporters in the global market. Coal is widely used in steam power plants, steel industry, and various other sectors.

As an important insight in the mining world, let's first identify how the process of coal formation from the early to late stages.

Coal is a fossil fuel originating from plant remains that have been decomposed and buried under a sediment layer for millions of years. This material then experiences extreme stress and heat, which turns it into solid rock with high carbon content.

The process of coal formation is known as a carbonization process, where carbon content in organic materials increases over time due to geological influences. This level of carbonization determines the quality of coal, ranging from lignite (low quality) to experimental (high quality).

The following is the process of coal formation from early to late stages which is very important to know:

The process of coal formation begins with ancient plants, such as large ferns and swampy plants, which lived in cloudy areas during the Carbon period (about 300 million years ago).

When these plants die, they do not fully decompose because of the oxygen-deficient cloudy environment. The remains of these plants form peat layers rich in organic materials. This Peat is the basic ingredient of coal.

Over time, peat layers are buried by sediments such as sand, mud, and other rocks. This deposition process causes pressure on the peat layer, removes water, and increases carbon concentration.

This stage is the beginning of the transformation of peat into young coal known as lignite. Lignit has high water levels and low energy content, but becomes the basis for the formation of higher quality coal.

With increasing time and pressure, the lignite continues to change. Heat from within the earth helps remove volatile substances (such as oxygen and hydrogen), so that carbon content is higher.

At this stage, the lignite turns into sub-bituminus coal and then a Situminus. The baruminus coal has higher carbon content and larger caloric value, so it is often used as the main fuel in power generation and industry.

The last stage of the coal formation process is the administration, which forms under very high pressure and heat. The experiments contain the highest carbon content, low water levels, and the highest energy value compared to other types of coal. Because of its superior quality, the experiment is usually used for certain industrial applications that require high-performance fuels.

Here are some factors that affect the formation of coal:

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