Vremenska i prostorna varijabilnost paleosredina tokom taloženja i transformacije organske supstance u tercijarnim bugarskim ugljenim basenima različitog ranga (eocensko-oligocenska Pernička ugljena provincija i kasni mio-pliocenski basen Marica Istok)

Projekat finansira:   Bulgarian National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science (Sofija, Bugarska)

Ustanove realizatori istraživanja:

• Geological Institute “Strashimir Dimitrov”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Sofija, Bugarska) – koordinacija
• University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski” (Sofija, Bugarska) – partner
• Univerzitet u Beogradu - Hemijski fakultet (Beograd) – partner
• Inovacioni centar Hemijskog fakulteta u Beogradu, d.o.o. Beograd (Beograd) – partner
• Montanuniversität Leoben, Department of Applied Geosciences and Geophysics (Leoben, Austrija) – partner

Predviđeno je da se projekat realizuje od 1. 12. 2022. do 30. 11. 2025.

Istraživači

Kratak opis projekta

The project is focused at investigating the processes of coal formation within the basins from the Pernik coal Province, as well as Maritza-Iztok Basin. For that purpose, an interdisciplinary approach will be applied, including: 1) Critical analysis and re-interpretation of exploratory geological documentation; 2) Comprehensive petrographic analysis of coal that enable to  establish the changes in petrographic composition throughout the basins; 3) Determination of the coalification degree; 4) Detailed organic geochemical investigation of the hydrocarbons generation potential of the coals; 5) Detailed characterization of the molecular composition and determination of biomarkers, in order to provide data on the environmental settings, extent of microbiological activity, plant paleocommunities, etc. On the other hand, the results are expected to allow the preliminary assessment of the potential for thorough and environmentally friendly coal utilization (e.g. through coalbed methane production or through underground gasification), which will stimulate the development of future practical projects (including private companies).