利用超薄切片透射电镜分析技术，分析了鄂尔多斯盆地石炭二叠纪及中生代煤的超微特征，发现镜质组中普遍存在常规光学显微镜下不能识别的超微类脂体，并且镜质组的荧光性质、热演化程度和生烃潜力与超微类脂体数量密切相关。此外，煤的SAD分析表明，随煤级增加，层间距d（002）逐渐变小，且在低变质烟煤—中变质烟煤阶段变化较显著，在高变质烟煤阶段则变化缓慢。

Coal-bearing strata in the Antaibao surface mine, Pingshuo mining district Shanxi, China occur in the Taiyuan Formation (Upper Carboniferous. and Shanxi Formation (Lower Permian). The most productive coal seams in the mine are the Nos. 11, 9 and 4. Twenty-five samples of coals, partings, and roof shales from the Nos. 11, 10, 9, 5 (Taiyuan Formation), and 4 (Shanxi Formation. seams in the Antaibao mine were analyzed for ash, and total sulfur contents and forms of sulfur. The No. 11 seam is a medium-to high-sulfur coal (1.3-3.1%S). A coal sample (14.1%ash) from the No. 10 seam contains 3.4%, and high ash coal (37.4%ash. from the same seam contains only 0.4%total sulfur. The No. 9 seam is a low-to medium-sulfur coal (0.6-1.3%S). The highest sulfur content among the samples is 5.8%total sulfur from a coal sample of the No.5 seam. The No. 4 seam is low-sulfur coal (0.29-0.54%S). The remarkable variation in sulfur content among the coal seams in the Taiyuan and Shanxi Formations could reflect different depositional environments; from coastal to lower deltaic plain for the Taiyuan, and from upper deltaic plain to fluvial basin for the Shanxi Formation. The sulfate sulfur comes mainly from the oxidation of pyrite. Sixteen samples were analyzed for 26 major, minor and trace elements by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The Sr content is significantly higher in coals from the No. 4 seam in the Shanxi Formation than those from Nos. 11 to 5 seams. Chlorine, Sr, Ca and P are elements bound organically; while Si, Al, Ti, Fe, K, Na, Mg, Cr, V, Ni, Rb, Ba and Nb are mainly associated with minerals.

采用显微傅利叶红外光谱（Micro-FTIR）研究了源岩中三个系列显微组分包括陆生高等植物成因的镜质体、丝质体、木栓质体、孢子体、角质体，水生动物成因的笔石、几丁虫及热演化过程中次生的组分沥青等的化学组成与结构演变特征。研究表明，所有显微组分随其演化程度增高，脂族链变短，含氧官能团减少，芳烃富集且芳环缩合度增加。镜质体含丰富的芳烃C=C，壳质组含丰富的脂族烃C-Hx，笔石、几丁虫含丰富的含氧官能团和氧桥（C-O-C及Ar-O-Ar等），沥青的脂族烃C-Hx含量介于壳质组与镜质体之间，丝质体含丰富的芳烃C=C及氧桥。

采用扫描电镜（SEM）及透射电镜（TEM）对塔里木盆地烃源岩中干酪根的超微组分和超微结构以及笔石、沥青的超微特征分别进行了研究。研究结果表明：（1）扫描电镜可以区分干酪根的类型；（2）在TEM下，发现塔里木下古生界源岩中存在在两类超微组分即超微细菌体和超微藻类体，且超微细菌体的发现可以为该区下古生界原油含蜡量高提供证据；（3）笔石在TEM下显示清晰的网状结构，沥青大多呈团絮状、凝块状，无任何结构显示；（4）随热演化程度增高，层间距d（002）逐渐变小，且在低成熟-成熟阶段变化较显著，到了高成熟-过成熟阶段变化缓慢；（5）下古生界干酪根中芳香分子的定向延展度La表明该区下古生界源岩有机质类型为Ⅰ型，部分为Ⅱ型，与镜检及元分析结果相吻合。

作者采用小玻管热模拟方法研究了煤及碳质泥岩中藻类体、基质镜质体、沥青质体、运移沥青、角质体、树脂体、孢子体、现代栓皮栎的木栓层，水生植物蓝藻（粘球藻）和水生动物虾蛄的成烃规律。并根据有机组分的荧光特性和显微傅利叶红外光谱特征初步建立了我国煤系源岩生油组分及现代海生生物蓝藻和虾蛄的生油模式。研究结果表明；结构藻类体生油晚，结束晚；不同类型的基质镜质体和沥青质体的成烃过程存在差异，且基质镜质体可早期生油；现代木栓组织的成烃模拟支持了木栓质体早期生油的观点；角质体、基质镜质体B的成烃具多阶段性的特点；现代粘球藻具生油晚，结束晚，且成烃范围宽；水生动物虾蛄具成烃早，结束早，且成烃范围窄的特点。