Jonathan Mathews

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Research Summary

Research interests inlude CO2 sequestration in coal, molecular modeling of coal/char, coal to liquids research, and structural representation of complex behavior.

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Projects

Recent Publications

Characterization of Porosity and Pore Accessibility of Vitrinite-Rich Bituminous and Subbituminous Coals by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, and Low-Pressure N2 Adsorption

Cakmak, E., Annamraju, A., Mathews, J. P., He, L., Gallego, N. & Lara-Curzio, E., Jan 5 2023, In: Energy and Fuels. 37, 1, p. 191-203 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Microstructural diversity and digestion yields of select bituminous and subbituminous coals as raw material candidates for carbon fiber precursor production

Cakmak, E., Hower, J. C., Mathews, J. P., Weisenberger, M. C., Kaplan, R., Lacy, J., Zhang, Y. & Lara-Curzio, E., Sep 15 2023, In: Fuel. 348, 128545.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Atomistic Modeling of Lignocellulosic and Carbonaceous Fuels and Their Pyrolysis Reactions: A Review

Sierra-Jimenez, V., Mathews, J. P., Chejne, F., Dufour, A. & Garcia-Perez, M., Dec 7 2023, In: Energy and Fuels. 37, 23, p. 18408-18440 33 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

The evolution of coal, examining the transitions from anthracite to natural graphite: a spectroscopy and optical microscopy evaluation

Yuan, L., Liu, Q., Li, K., Quan, Y., Li, X. & Mathews, J. P., Mar 2023, In: Frontiers of Earth Science. 17, 1, p. 87-99 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The influence of char particle morphology on char burnout behavior by atomistic simulation

Du, Y., Wang, C., Che, D. & Mathews, J. P., Apr 15 2022, In: Fuel. 314, 123129.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Structural transformations for a subbituminous coal, impact of temperature on gold-tube pyrolysis chars evaluated using HRTEM

Li, W., Song, Y., Yang, W. B. & Mathews, J. P., Mar 1 2022, In: Fuel. 311, 122581.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Deformation-related coalification: Significance for deformation within shallow crust

Yu, S., Bo, J., Vandeginste, V. & Mathews, J. P., May 1 2022, In: International Journal of Coal Geology. 256, 103999.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Implications of the in situ stress distribution for coalbed methane zonation and hydraulic fracturing in multiple seams, western Guizhou, China

Chen, S., Tang, D., Tao, S., Liu, P. & Mathews, J. P., Sep 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 204, 108755.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Molecular Structure Evaluation and Image-Guided Atomistic Representation of Marine Kerogen from Longmaxi Shale

Wang, X., Zhu, Y., Chen, S., Dai, X., Xu, Q., Song, Y. & Mathews, J. P., May 6 2021, In: Energy and Fuels. 35, 9, p. 7981-7992 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Quantifying the Structural Transitions of Chinese Coal to Coal-Derived Natural Graphite by XRD, Raman Spectroscopy, and HRTEM Image Analyses

Yuan, L., Liu, Q., Mathews, J. P., Zhang, H. & Wu, Y., Feb 4 2021, In: Energy and Fuels. 35, 3, p. 2335-2346 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A large-scale molecular model of Fenghuangshan anthracite coal

Zhang, Y., Hu, S., Zhong, Q., Zhuo, J. & Mathews, J. P., Jul 1 2021, In: Fuel. 295, 120616.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Experimental analysis of the evolution of soot structure during CO2 gasification

Chang, Q., Gao, R., Gao, M., Yu, G., Mathews, J. P. & Wang, F., Apr 1 2020, In: Fuel. 265, 116699.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Coalbed methane production of a heterogeneous reservoir in the Ordos Basin, China

Liu, Y., Xu, H., Tang, D., Xu, F., Mathews, J. P., Hou, W., Yan, X. & Ding, F., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 82, 103502.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Macromolecular transformations for tectonically-deformed high volatile bituminous via HRTEM and XRD analyses

Song, Y., Jiang, B., Li, M., Hou, C. & Mathews, J. P., Mar 1 2020, In: Fuel. 263, 116756.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Structure and partial ordering of terrestrial kerogen: Insight from high-resolution transmission electron microscopy

Wang, X., Zhu, Y., Song, Y. & Mathews, J. P., Dec 1 2020, In: Fuel. 281, 118759.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review