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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Robert B. Finkelman is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a primary focus on the geochemistry of coal and its environmental and industrial implications.

The main fields of study associated with Robert B. Finkelman include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their subfields of study specifically emphasize Geochemistry and Petrology, Ocean Engineering, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Building and Construction.

Their research covers a broad range of topics, with notable attention to Coal and Its By-products, Coal Properties and Utilization, Heavy Metals in the Environment, Recycling and Utilization of Industrial and Municipal Waste in Materials Production, Coal and Coke Industries Research, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Modes of occurrence of elements in coal: A critical evaluation, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • The future environmental and health impacts of coal, 2020, Energy Geoscience
  • Understanding coal quality and the critical importance of comprehensive coal analyses, 2022, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Mineral matter in the Pennsylvanian coal from the Yangquan Mining District, northeastern Qinshui Basin, China: Enrichment of critical elements and a Se-Mo-Pb-Hg assemblage, 2022, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Measurements of the leachability of potentially hazardous trace elements from solid coal gasification wastes in China, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Robert B. Finkelman frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Shifeng Dai
  • Ian T. Graham
  • David French
  • James C. Hower
  • Lei Zhao

Their work is prominently published in several venues, most notably:

  • International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Coal Geology of China
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Applied Geochemistry

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Robert B. Finkelman has been named a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Geochemistry of trace elements in Chinese coals: A review of abundances, genetic types, impacts on human health, and industrial utilization

    Shifeng Dai;Deyi Y. Ren;Chen-Lin Chou;Robert B. Finkelman

  • Coal as a promising source of critical elements: Progress and future prospects

    Shifeng Dai;Robert B. Finkelman

  • Modes of occurrence of potentially hazardous elements in coal: levels of confidence

    Robert B. Finkelman

  • Health impacts of coal and coal use: Possible solutions

    Robert B Finkelman;William Orem;Vincent Castranova;Calin A Tatu

  • Metalliferous coals: A review of the main genetic and geochemical types

    Vladimir V. Seredin;Robert B. Finkelman

  • Trace and Minor Elements in Coal

    Robert B. Finkelman

  • Quantification of the modes of occurrence of 42 elements in coal

    Robert B. Finkelman;Curtis A. Palmer;Peipei Wang

  • The importance of minerals in coal as the hosts of chemical elements: A review

    Robert B. Finkelman;Robert B. Finkelman;Shifeng Dai;David French

  • Essentials of medical geology : impacts of the natural environment on public health

    O. Selinus;B. Alloway;P.L. Smedley;J.A. Centeno

  • Modes of occurrence of elements in coal: A critical evaluation

    Shifeng Dai;Robert B. Finkelman;Robert B. Finkelman;David French;James C. Hower

  • Valuable elements in Chinese coals: a review

    Shifeng Dai;Xiaoyun Yan;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Combustion and leaching behavior of elements in the Argonne Premium Coal Samples

    R. B. Finkelman;C. A. Palmer;M. R. Krasnow;P. J. Aruscavage

  • The etiology of Balkan endemic nephropathy: still more questions than answers.

    Calin A. Tatu;William H. Orem;Robert B. Finkelman;Gerald L. Feder

  • Organic associations of non-mineral elements in coal: A review

    Shifeng Dai;James C. Hower;Robert B. Finkelman;Robert B. Finkelman;Ian T. Graham

  • Notes on Contributions to the Science of Rare Earth Element Enrichment in Coal and Coal Combustion Byproducts

    James C. Hower;Evan J. Granite;David B. Mayfield;Ari S. Lewis

  • Geological and geochemical characteristics of high arsenic coals from endemic arsenosis areas in southwestern Guizhou Province, China

    Zhenhua Ding;Baoshan Zheng;Jiangping Long;H.E. Belkin

  • Mercury concentration in coal—unraveling the puzzle

    B. Toole-O'Neil;S.J. Tewalt;R.B. Finkelman;D.J. Akers

  • Influence of an igneous intrusion on the inorganic geochemistry of a bituminous coal from Pitkin County, Colorado

    Robert B Finkelman;Neely H Bostick;Frank T Dulong;Frank E Senftle

  • The types of data needed for assessing the environmental and human health impacts of coal

    Robert B Finkelman;Peggy M.K Gross

  • Mode of occurrence of arsenic in four US coals

    Allan Kolker;F.E Huggins;C.A Palmer;Naresh Shah

  • Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health

    Jose A. Centeno;Robert B. Finkelman;Olle Selinus

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey E. Belkin
Harvey E. Belkin United States Geological Survey
Shifeng Dai
Shifeng Dai China University of Mining and Technology
Frank E. Huggins
Frank E. Huggins University of Kentucky
Gerald P. Huffman
Gerald P. Huffman University of Kentucky
William H. Orem
William H. Orem United States Geological Survey
Luis F.O. Silva
Luis F.O. Silva University of Lima
Adel F. Sarofim
Adel F. Sarofim University of Utah
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Jost O.L. Wendt
Jost O.L. Wendt University of Utah
Chaosheng Zhang
Chaosheng Zhang University of Galway

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