Publications of

Dr. Jonathan P. Mathews

(The Pennsylvania State University)

Dr. Jonathan Mathews is a coal scientist and professor in the Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering.

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    Review Articles

  1. Mathews, J. P.; Campbell, Q. P.; Xu, H.; Halleck, P., Application of X-ray computed tomography to the study of coal. Fuel 2017, 209, 10-24.
  2. Mathews, J. P.; Burgess-Clifford, C.; Painter, P. C., The interactions of Illinois No. 6 bituminous coal with solvents: a review of solvent swelling and extraction literature. Energy Fuels 2015, 29, 1279-1294.
  3. Mathews, J. P.; Krishnamoorthy, V.; Louw, E.; Tchapda, A. H. N.; Castro-Marcano, F.; Karri, V.; Alexis, D. A.; Mitchell, G. D., A review of correlations of coal properties with elemental composition. Fuel Processing Technology 2014, 121, 104-113.
  4. Binner, E.; Lester, E.; Kingman, S.; Dodds, C.; Robinson, J.; Wu, T.; Wardle, P.; Mathews, J. P., A review of microwave coal processing. Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy 2014, 48, (1), 35-60.
  5. Mathews, J. P.; Miller, B. G.; Song, C.; Schobert, H. H.; Botha, F.; Finkelman, R. B., The ebb and flow of U.S. coal research 1970-2010 with a focus on academic institutions. Fuel 2013, 105, 1-12.
  6. Tolliver, R. L.; Mathews, J. P., Reviews of science for science librarians: coal science and technology research 1970-2010. Science & Technology Libraries 2012, 31, 146-163.
  7. Mathews, J. P.; Chaffee, A., The molecular representations of coal — a review. Fuel 2012, 96, 1-14.
  8. Mathews, J. P.; van Duin, A.; Chaffee, A., The utility of coal molecular models. Fuel Processing Technology 2011, 92, (4), 718-728.
  9. Castro-Marcano, F.; Mathews, J. P., Constitution of Illinois No. 6 Argonne Premium coal: a review. Energy & Fuels 2011, 25, (3), 845-853.


    10. Coal Structure, Behavior, and Coal Models

  10. Wang, C.; Huddle, T.; Lester, E. H.; Mathews, J. P., Quantifying curvature in HRTEM lattice fringe micrographs of coals. Energy and Fuels 2016, 30, 2694-2704.
  11. Louw, E.; Mitchell, G. D.; Winans, R. E.; Mathews, J. P., Constitution of drop-tube generated coal chars from vitrinite-rich and inertinite-rich south African coals. Energy & Fuels 2016, 30, 112-120.
  12. Huang, Y.; Cannon, F. S.; Guo, J.; Watson, J. K.; Mathews, J. P., Atomistic modeling insight into the structure of lignite-based activated carbon, and behavior of benzene sorption. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 56623-37.
  13. Roberts, M. J.; Everson, R. C.; Neomagus, H. W. J. P.; Van Niekerk, D.; Mathews, J. P.; Branken, D. J., Influence of maceral composition on the structure, properties and behavior of chars derived from South African coals. Fuel 2015, 142, 9-20
  14. Okolo, G. N.; Neomagus, H. W. J. P.; Everson, R. C.; Roberts, M. J.; Bunt, J. R.; Sakurovs, R.; Mathews, J. P., Chemical-structural properties of South African bituminous coals: Insights from wide angle XRD-carbon fraction analysis, ATR-FTIR, solid state 13C NMR, and HRTEM techniques. Fuel 2015, 158, 779-792.
  15. Mathews, J. P.; Burgess-Clifford, C.; Painter, P. C., The interactions of Illinois No. 6 bituminous coal with solvents: a review of solvent swelling and extraction literature. Energy Fuels 2015, 29, 1279-1294.
  16. Tselev, A.; Ivanov, I. N.; Lavrik, N. V.; Belianinov, A.; Jesse, S.; Mathews, J. P.; Mitchell, G. D.; Kalinin, S. V., Mapping internal structure of coal by confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy and scanning microwave microscopy. Fuel 2014, 126, (15), 32-37.
  17. Mathews, J. P.; Krishnamoorthy, V.; Louw, E.; Tchapda, A. H. N.; Castro-Marcano, F.; Karri, V.; Alexis, D. A.; Mitchell, G. D., A review of correlations of coal properties with elemental composition. Fuel Processing Technology 2014, 121, 104-113.
  18. Collins, L.; Tselev, A.; Jesse, S.; Okatan, M. B.; Proksch, R.; Mathews, J. P.; Mitchell, G. D.; Rodriguez, B. J.; Kalinin, S. V.; Ivanov, I. N., Breaking the limits of structural and mechanical imaging of the heterogeneous structure of coal macerals. Nanotechnology 2014, 25, (43), 435402.
  19. Castro-Marcano, F.; Russo, M. F.; van Duin, A. C. T.; Mathews, J. P., Pyrolysis of a large-scale molecular model of Illinois No. 6 coal using the ReaxFF reactive force field. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2014, 109, 79-89.
  20. Binner, E.; Lester, E.; Kingman, S.; Dodds, C.; Robinson, J.; Wu, T.; Wardle, P.; Mathews, J. P., A review of microwave coal processing. Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy 2014, 48, (1), 35-60.
  21. Mathews, J. P.; Miller, B. G.; Song, C.; Schobert, H. H.; Botha, F.; Finkelman, R. B., The ebb and flow of U.S. coal research 1970-2010 with a focus on academic institutions. Fuel 2013, 105, 1-12.
  22. Hattingh, B. B.; Everson, R. C.; Neomagus, H. W. J. P.; Bunt, J. R.; Van Niekerk, D.; Jordaan, J. H. L.; Mathews, J. P., Elucidation of the structural and molecular properties of typical South African coals. Energy and Fuels 2013, 27, 3161-3172.
  23. Alvarez, Y. E.; Moreno, B. M.; Klein, M. T.; Watson, J. K.; Castro-Marcano, F.; Mathews, J. P., A novel simplification approach for large-scale structural models of coal: 3D molecules to 2D lattices. 3. Reactive lattice simulations. Energy and Fuels 2013, 27, 2915-2922.
  24. Tolliver, R. L.; Mathews, J. P., Reviews of science for science librarians: coal science and technology research 1970-2010. Science & Technology Libraries 2012, 31, 146-163.
  25. Pulati, N.; Sobkowiak, M.; Mathews, J. P.; Painter, P., Low temperature treatment of Illinois No. 6 coal in ionic liquids. Energy & Fuels 2012, 26, 3548-3552.
  26. Pou, J. O.; Alvarez, Y. E.; Watson, J. K.; Pisupati, S.; Mathews, J. P., Co-primary thermolysis molecular modeling simulation of lignin and subbituminous coal via a reactive coarse-grained simplification. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2012, 95, 101-111.
  27. Mathews, J. P.; Sharma, A., The structural alignment of coals and the analogous case of Argonne Upper Freeport Fuel 2012, 95, 19-24.
  28. Mathews, J. P.; Chaffee, A., The molecular representations of coal — a review. Fuel 2012, 96, 1-14.
  29. Castro-Marcano, F.; Winans, R. E.; Chupas, P.; Chapman, K.; Calo, J. M.; Watson, J. K.; Mathews, J. P., Fine structure evaluation of the pair distribution function with molecular models of the Argonne Premium coals. Energy & Fuels 2012, 26, 4336-4345.
  30. Castro-Marcano, F.; Lobodin, V. V.; Rodgers, R. P.; McKenna, A. M.; Marshall, A. G.; Mathews, J. P., A molecular model for the Illinois no. 6 Argonne Premium coal: moving towards capturing the continuum structure. Fuel 2012, 95, 35-49.
  31. Castro-Marcano, F.; Kamat, A. M.; Russo, M. F.; van Duin, A.; Mathews, J. P., Combustion of an Illinois No. 6 coal char simulated using an atomistic char representation and the ReaxFF reactive force field. Combustion and Flame 2012, 159, 1272-1285.
  32. Alvarez, Y. E.; Watson, J. K.; Pou, J. O.; Mathews, J. P., A novel simplification approach for large-scale structural models of coal: 3D molecules to 2D lattices. 2. Visualization capabilities. Energy & Fuels 2012, 26, 4946-4952.
  33. Alvarez, Y. E.; Watson, J. K.; Mathews, J. P., A novel simplification approach for large-scale structural models of coal: 3D molecules to 2D lattices. 1. Lattice creation. Energy & Fuels 2012, 26, 4938-4945.
  34. Van Niekerk, D.; Mathews, J. P., Molecular dynamics simulation of coal-solvent interactions in Permian-aged South African coals. Fuel Processing Technology 2011, 92, (4), 729-734.
  35. Van Niekerk, D.; Castro-Marcano, F.; Colina, C. M.; Mathews, J. P., Solvent swelling extent of Permian aged vitrinite- and inertinite-rich coals: experiments and modeling using perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT). Energy & Fuels 2011, 25, (6), 2559-2564.
  36. Mathews, J. P.; van Duin, A.; Chaffee, A., The utility of coal molecular models. Fuel Processing Technology 2011, 92, (4), 718-728.
  37. Castro-Marcano, F.; Mathews, J. P., Constitution of Illinois No. 6 Argonne Premium coal: a review. Energy & Fuels 2011, 25, (3), 845-853.
  38. Van Niekerk, D.; Mitchell, G. D.; Mathews, J. P., Petrographic and reflectance analysis of solvent-swelled and solvent-extracted South African vitrinite-rich and inertinite-rich coals. International Journal of Coal Geology 2010, 81, (1), 45-52.
  39. Van Niekerk, D.; Mathews, J. P., Simulation of solvent extraction of South African vitrinite-rich and inertinite-rich coals. Energy & Fuels 2010, 24, (12), 6393-6399.
  40. Van Niekerk, D.; Mathews, J. P., Molecular representations of vitrinite-rich and interinite-rich Permian aged South African coals. Fuel 2010, 89, (1), 73-82.
  41. Van Niekerk, D.; Halleck, P.; Mathews, J. P., Solvent swelling behavior of Permian-aged South African vitrinite-rich and inertinite-rich coals. Fuel 2010, 89, (1), 19-25.
  42. Painter, P.; Pulati, N.; Cetiner, R.; Sobkowiak, M.; Mitchell, G.; Mathews, J., Dissolution and dispersion of coal in ionic liquids. Energy & Fuels 2010, 24, (3), 1848-1853.
  43. Painter, P.; Cetiner, R.; Pulati, N.; Sobkowiak, M.; Mathews, J. P., The dispersion of liquefaction catalysts in coal in ionic liquids. Energy & Fuels 2010, 24, (5), 3086-3092.
  44. Mathews, J. P.; Ferdandez-Alos, V.; Jones, D. A.; Schobert, H. H., Determining the molecular weight distribution of Pocahontas No. 3 low-volatile bituminous coal utilizing HRTEM and laser desorption ionization mass spectra data. Fuel 2010, 89, (7), 1461-1469.
  45. Sarunac, N.; Ness, M.; Bullinger, C.; Mathews, J. P.; Halleck, P., A novel fludized bed drying and density segregation process for upgrading low-rank coals. International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization 2009, 29, (6), 317-332.
  46. Van Niekerk, D.; Pugmire, R. J.; Solum, M. S.; Painter, P.; Mathews, J. P., Structural characterization of vitrinite-rich and interinite-rich Permian aged South African coals. International Journal of Coal Geology 2008, 76, 290-300.
  47. Narkiewicz, M. R.; Mathews, J. P., Improved low-volatile bituminous coal representation: incorporating the molecular weight distribution. Energy & Fuels 2008, 22, (5), 3104-3111.
  48. Mathews, J. P.; Eser, S.; Hatcher, P. G.; Scaroni, A. W., The shape of pulverized bituminous vitrinite coal particles. KONA Powder and Particle 2007, 25, 145-152.
  49. Painter, P. C.; Sobkowiak, M.; Mathews, J. P.; Scaroni, A., Concerning the nature of coal solutions and suspensions. Energy & Fuels 2004, 18, (4), 1104-1107.
  50. Mathews, J. P.; Hatcher, P. G.; Scaroni, A. W., Proposed model structures for Upper Freeport and Lewiston-Stockton vitrinites. Energy & Fuels 2001, 15, (4), 863-873.
  51. Acharya, M.; Strano, M. S.; Mathews, J. P.; Billinge, J. L.; Petkov, V.; Subramoney, S.; Foley, H. C., Simulation of nanoporous carbons: a chemically constrained structure. Philosophical Magazine B-Physics of Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Properties 1999, 79, (10), 1499-1518.
  52. Mathews, J. P.; Hatcher, P. G.; Scaroni, A. W., Particle size dependency of volatile matter: Is there a non-maceral related effect? Fuel 1997, 76, (4), 359-362.
  53. Faulon, J.-L.; Mathews, J. P.; Carlson, G. A.; Hatcher, P. G., Correlation between micropore and fractal dimension of bituminous coal based on computer generated models. Energy & Fuels 1994, 8, (2), 408-415


    54. Coal Char Structure and Reactivity (also Soot)

  54. Wang, C. a.; Huddle, T.; Huang, C.-H.; Zhu, W.; Vander Wal, R. L.; Lester, E.; Mathews, J. P., Improved quantification of curvature in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy lattice fringe micrographs of soots. Carbon 2017, 117, 174-181.
  55. Xin, H.; Wang, C.; Louw, E.; Wang, D.; Mathews, J. P., Atomistic simulation of coal char isothermal oxy-fuel combustion: char reactivity and behavior. Fuel 2016, 182, 935-943.
  56. Wang, C.; Watson, J. K.; Louw, E.; Mathews, J. P., A construction strategy for atomistic models of coal chars capturing stacking diversity and pore size distribution. Energy Fuels 2015, 29, 4814–4826.
  57. Roberts, M. J.; Everson, R. C.; Domazetis, G.; Neomagus, H. W. J. P.; Jones, J. M.; Van Sittert, C. G. C. E.; Okolo, G. N.; Niekerk, D. V.; Mathews, J. P., Density functional theory molecular modelling and experimental particle kinetics for CO2–char gasification. Carbon 2015, 93, (0), 295-314.
  58. Roberts, M. A.; Everson, R. C.; Neomagus, H. W. J. P.; Van Niekerk, D.; Okolo, G. N.; Mathews, J. P., The characterisation of slow-heated inertinite- and vitrinite-rich coals from the South African coalfields. Fuel 2015, 158, 591-601.
  59. Huang, Y.; Cannon, F. S.; Watson, J. K.; Reznik, B.; Mathews, J. P., Activated carbon efficient atomistic model construction that depicts experimentally-determined characteristics. Carbon 2015, 83, 1-14.
  60. Coetzee, S.; Neomagus, H. W. J. P.; Bunt, J. R.; Mathews, J. P.; Strydom, C. A.; Schobert, H. H., Reduction of caking propensity in large (mm sized) South African coal particles with potassium carbonate impregnation to expand fixed and fluidised bed gasification feedstock suitability. Energy & Fuels 2015, 29, (7), 4255–4263.
  61. Coetzee, G. H.; Sakurovs, R.; Neomagus, H. W. J. P.; Morpeth, L.; Everson, R.; Mathews, J. P.; Bunt, J. R., Pore development during gasification of South African inertinite-rich chars evaluated using small angle X-ray scattering. Carbon 2015, 95, 250-260.
  62. Fernandez-Alos, V.; Watson, J. K.; vander Wal, R.; Mathews, J. P., Soot and char molecular representations generated directly from HRTEM lattice fringe images using Fringe3D. Combustion and Flame 2011, 158, (9), 1807-1813.


    63. Coalbed Methane and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration

  63. Zhao, J.; Xu, H.; Tang, D.; Mathews, J. P.; Li, S.; Tao, S., A comparative evaluation of coal specific surface area by CO2 and N2 adsorption and its influence on CH4 adsorption capacity at different pore sizes. Fuel 2016, 183, 420-431
  64. Zhao, J.; Xu, H.; Tang, D.; Mathews, J. P.; Li, S.; Tao, S., Coal seam porosity and fracture heterogeneity of macrolithotypes in the Hancheng Block, eastern margin, Ordos Basin, China. International Journal of Coal Geology 2016, 159, 18-29.
  65. Kumar, H.; Elsworth, D.; Mathews, J. P.; Marone, C., Permeability evolution in sorbing media: analogies between organic-rich shale and coal. Geofluids 2015, 133, 695-704.
  66. Kumar, H.; Elsworth, D.; Mathews, J. P., Permeability evolution of propped artificial fractures in coals on injection of CO2. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2015, 133, 695-704.
  67. Kumar, H.; Elsworth, D.; Mathews, J. P.; Liu, J.; Pone, D., Effect of CO2 injection on heterogeneously permeable coalbed reservoirs. Fuel 2014, 135, 509-521.
  68. Cai, Y.; Liu, D.; Mathews, J. P.; Pan, Z.; Elsworth, D.; Yao, Y.; Li, J.; Guo, X., Permeability evolution in fractured coal - combining triaxial confinement with X-ray computed tomography, acoustic emission and ultrasonic techniques. International Journal of Coal Geology 2014, 122, 91-104.
  69. Kumar, H.; Elsworth, D.; Mathews, J. P.; Lui, J.; Pone, D., Optimizing enhanced coalbed methane recovery for unhindered production and CO2 injectivity. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2012, 11, 86-97.
  70. Mathews, J. P.; Pone, J. D. N.; Mitchell, G. D.; Halleck, P., High-resolution X-ray computed tomography observations of the thermal drying of lump-sized subbituminous coal. Fuel Processing Technology 2011, 92, (1), 58-64.
  71. Kumar, H.; Lester, E.; Kingman, S.; Avila, C.; Jones, A.; Robinson, J.; Halleck, P. M.; Mathews, J. P., Inducing fractures and increasing cleat apertures in bituminous coal under isostatic stress via application of microwave energy. International Journal of Coal Geology 2011, 88, (1), 75-82.
  72. Pone, J. D. N.; Halleck, P. M.; Mathews, J. P., 3D characterization of strains in coal induced by compression, carbon dioxide sorption, and desorption at in situ stress conditions. International Journal of Coal Geology 2010, 82, (3-4), 262-268.
  73. Tambach, T. J.; Mathews, J. P.; van Bergen, F., Molecular exchange of CH4 and CO2 in coal: enhanced coalbed methane on a nanoscale. Energy & Fuels 2009, 23, (10), 4845-4847.
  74. Pone, J. D. N.; Hile, M.; Halleck, P. M.; Mathews, J. P., Three-dimensional carbon dioxide-induced strain distribution within a confined bituminous coal. International Journal of Coal Geology 2009, 77, (1-2), 103-108.
  75. Pone, J. D. N.; Halleck, P. M.; Mathews, J. P., Sorption capacity and sorption kinetic measurements of CO2 and CH4 in confined and unconfined bituminous coal. Energy & Fuels 2009, 23, (9), 4688-4695.
  76. Narkiewicz, M. R.; Mathews, J. P., Visual representations of carbon dioxide adsorption in a low-volatile bituminous coal molecular model. Energy & Fuels 2009, 23, (10), 5326-5246.


    77. Others

  77. Hsu, Y.-C.; Ching, Y.-H.; Mathews, J. P.; Carr-Chellman, A., Undergraduate students' self-regulated learning experience in a web-based learning environment. Quarterly Review of Distance Education 2009, 10, (2), 109-121.
  78. Groenzin, H.; Mullins, O. C.; Eser, S.; Mathews, J. P.; Yang, M. G.; Jones, A. D., Molecular size of asphaltene solubility fractions. Energy & Fuels 2003, 17, (2), 498-503.