Research articles in peer-reviewed journals:

Wang, N., Esterle, J., Rodrigues, S., Hower, J.C., Dai, S., 2024. Insights on the regional thermal evolution of from semianthracite petrology of the Fengfeng coalfield, China. International Journal of Coal Geology 290, 104548.

Predeanu. G., Wojtaszek-Kalaitzidi, M., Suárez Ruiz, I., Bălănescu, M.N., Borrego, A.B., Ghiran, M., Kalaitzidis, S., Kus, J., Mastalerz, M., Misz-Kennan, M., Pusz, S., Rodrigues, S., Siavalas, G., Varma, A., Zdravkov, A., Životić, D., 2024. Structure and morphology of chars and activated carbons obtained from thermal treatment of coal and biomass origin materials, including their wastes: results from the ICCP Microscopy of Carbon Materials Working Group. International Journal of Coal Geology 288, 104519.

Mao, X., Dawson, G.W., Rudolph, V., Rodrigues, S., Golding, S.D., 2024. Origin and nature of pores in the Toolebuc Formation, a potential unconventional target in Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology 286, 104497.

Rodrigues, S., Fonteneau, L., Esterle, J., 2023. Characterisation of coal using hyperspectral core scanning systems. International Journal of Coal Geology 269, 104220.

Congo, T., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., Steel, K., Maranha, S., 2023. Before and after: A visual glimpse into the coking behaviour of coal macerals. Fuel 343, 127979.

Mao, X., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J. S. and Golding, S. D., 2023. Reservoir lithofacies study of the Toolebuc Formation, Eromanga Basin, Australia as a potential unconventional target. International Journal of Coal Geology 265, 104163.

Magalhães Santos, R.B., Augusto, K.S., Iglesias, J.C.A., Rodrigues, S., Paciornik, S., Esterle, J.S., Domingues, A.L.A., 2022. A deep learning system for collotelinite segmentation and coal reflectance determination. International Journal of Coal Geology 263, 104111.

Li, S., Wang, X.-C., Hu, S.-Y., Guagliardo, P., Kilbum, M., Golding, S.D., Rodrigues, S., Bourdet, J., 2022. Recognition of a widespread Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal system in the southern McArthur Basin, northern Australia, by in-situ analysis of fine-grained pyrite and spatially-associated solid bitumen in the Lamont Pass palaeohigh. Ore Geology Reviews 144, 104834.

Sun, B., Zeng, F., Moore, T., Rodrigues, S., Liu, C., Wang, G., 2022. Geochemistry of two high-lithium content coal seams, Shanxi Province, China. International Journal of Coal Geology 260, 104059.

Esmailpour, R., Alipour, S., Doulati Ardejani, F., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., 2022. Petrology of the Parvedah coals, Tabas Basin, Iran. International Journal of Coal Geology 258, 1040028.

Davis, B., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J.S., Nguyen, A.D., Duxbury, A.J., Golding, S.D., 2021. Geochemistry of apatite in Late Permian coals, Bowen Basin, Australia. International Journal of coal Geology, 103708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2021.103708

Jing, Z., Gao, S., Rodrigues, S., Underschultz, J., Strounina, E., Pan, S., Wu, S., Li, Y., Balucan, R., Steel, K., 2021. Influence of porosity on the reactivity of inertinite and vitrinite toward sodium hypochlorite: Implications for enhancing coal seam gas development. International Journal of Coal Geology 103709.

Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., Ward, V., Glasser, L., Maquissene, T., Etchard, E., 2020. Flow structures and mineralisation in thermally altered coal from the Moatize Basin, Mozambique. International Journal of Coal Geology 228, 103551.

Davis, B., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., Rintoul, L., Nguyen, A., Duxbury, A., Golding, S., 2020. In situ techniques for classifying apatite in coal. International Journal of Coal Geology 230, 103572.

Aziz, H., Steel, K., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., 2020. Interactions between vitrinite and solid additives including inertinite during pyrolysis for coke-making considerations. Fuel Processing Technology. 201, 106321.

Xu, Z., Hamilton, S. K., Rodrigues, S., Baublys, K. A., Esterle, J. S., Liu, Q., Golding, S. D., 2020. Palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate during the late Carboniferous–early Permian in northern China from carbon and nitrogen isotopes of coals. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 109490.

Suarez-Ruiz, I., Juliao, T., Rodrigues, S., Camean, I., 2020. Optical parameters and microstructural properties of Solid Bitumens of high reflectance (Impsonites). Reflections on their use as an indicator of organic maturity. International Journal of Coal Geology 229, 103570.

Sun, B., Esterle, J., Dawson, G., Rodrigues, S., Lord, R., Golding, S., Feng, Y., Zeng, F., 2020. Evidence for an Early-Middle Jurassic fluid event constrained by Sm-Nd, Sr isotopes, rare earth elements and yttrium in Bowen Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology. 224, 103478.

Misz-Kennan, M., Kus, J., Flores, D., Avila, C., Buckun, Z., Choudhury, N., Christanis, K., Joubert, J., Kalaitzidis, S., Karayigit, A.I., Malecha, M., Marques, M., Martizzi, P., O’Keefe, J., Pickel, W., Predeanu, G., Pusz, S., Ribeiro, J., Rodrigues, S., Singh, A., Suarez-Ruiz, I., Sýkorová, I., Wagner, N., Zivotic, D., 2020. Development of a petrographic classification system for organic particles affected by self-heating in coal waste. (An ICCP Classification System, Self-heating Working Group – Commission III). International Journal of Coal Geology 220, 103411.

Van de Wetering, N., Esterle, J., Golding, S., Rodrigues, S., Götz, A., 2019. Carbon isotopic evidence for rapid methane clathrate release recorded in coals at the terminus of the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age. Scientific Reports 9 1: 16544.

Jing, Z., Rodrigues, S., Strounina, E., Li, M., Wood, B., Underschultz, J., Esterle, J., Steel, K., 2019. Use of FTIR, XPS, NMR to characterize oxidative effects of NaClO on coal molecular structures. International journal of Coal Geology 201, 1-13.

Jing, Z., Mahoney, S., Rodrigues, S., Balucan, R., Underschultz, J., Esterle, J., Rufford, T., Steel, K., 2018. A preliminary study of oxidant stimulation for enhancing coal seam permeability: Effects of sodium hypochlorite oxidation on subbituminous and bituminous Australian coals. International Journal of Coal Geology 200, 36-44.

Shi, F., Liu, H., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., Nguyen, A.K., Manlapig, 2018. Lithotype-based modelling and simulations of coal degradation conditioned by both high and low energy breakage. Fuel 232, 405-414.

Ghosh, S., Rodrigues, S., Varma, A.K., Esterle, J., Patra, S., Dirghangi, S.S., 2018. Petrographic and Raman spectroscopic characterization of coal from Himalayan fold-thrust belts of Sikkim, India. International Journal of coal Geology 196, 246-259.

Chen, T., Rodrigues, S., Golding, S.D., Rudolph, V., 2018. Improving Coal Bioavailability for Biogenic Methane Production via Hydrogen Peroxide Oxidation. International Journal of Coal Geology 195, 402-414.

Pickel, A., Kus, J., Flores, D., Kalaitzidis, S., Christanis, K., Cardott, B.J., Misz-Kennan, M., Rodrigues, S., Hentschel, A., Hamor-Vido, M., Crosdale, P., Wagner, N., ICCP, 2017. Classification of liptinite – ICCP System 1994. International Journal of Coal Geology 169, 40-61.

Suarez-Ruiz, I., Valentim, B., Borrego, A.G., Kalaitzidis, S., Flores, D., Malinconico, M.L., Marques., M., Misz-Kennan, M., Predeanu, G., Montes, J.R., Rodrigues, S., Savalas, G., Wagner, N., 2017. Development of a petrographic classification of fly-ash components from coal combustion and co-combustion. (An ICCP Classification System, Fly-Ash Working Group – Commission III). International Journal of Coal Geology 183, 188–203.

Mahoney, S., Rufford, T., Johnson, D., Dmyterko, A., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., Rudolph, V., Steel, K., 2017. The effect of rank, lithotype and roughness on contact angle measurements in coal cleats International Journal of Coal Geology 179, 302-315.

Chen, T., Zheng, H., Hamilton, S., Rodrigues, S., Golding, S., Rudolph, V., 2017. Characterisation of bioavailability of Surat Basin Walloon coals for biogenic methane production using environmental microbial consortia. International Journal of Coal Geology 179, 92–112.

Liu, H., Rodrigues, S., Shi, F., Esterle, J., Manlapig, E., 2017. Coal washability analysis using X-ray tomographic images for different lithotype. Fuel 209, 162-171.

Ayaz, S.A., Rodrigues, S., Golding, S.D., Esterle, J.S., 2016. Compositional variation and palaeoenvironment of the volcanolithic Fort Cooper Coal Measures, Bowen basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology 166, 36-46.

Mahoney, S.A., Rufford, T.E., Rudolph, V., Liu, K.-Y., Rodrigues, S., Steel, K.M., 2015. Creation of microchannels in Bowen Basin coals using UV laser and reactive ion etching. International Journal of Coal Geology 144-145, 48-57.

Predeanu, G., Panaitescu, C., Bălănescu, M., Bieg, G., Gómez Borrego, A., Diez, M.A., Hackley, P., Kwiecińska, B., Marques, M., Mastalerz, M., Misz-Kennan, M., Pusz, S., Suárez Ruiz, I., Rodrigues, S., Singh, A.K., Varma, A.K., Zdravkov, A., Životić, D., 2015. Microscopical characterization of carbon materials derived from coal and petroleum and their interaction phenomena in making steel electrodes, anodes and cathodes blocks for the microscopy of carbon materials working group of the ICCP. International Journal of Coal Geology 139, 63-79.

Pusz, S., Gomez-Borrego, A., Alvarez, D., Camean, I., du Cann, V., Duber, S., Kalkreuth, W., Komorek, J., Kus, J., Kwiecińska, B., Libera, M., Marques, M., Misz-Kennan, M., Morga, R., Rodrigues, S., Smędowski, Ł., Suarez-Ruiz, I., Strzezik, J., 2014. Application of Reflectance Parameters in the Estimation of the Structural Order of Coals and Carbonaceous Materials. Precision and bias of measurements derived from the ICCP Structural Working Group. International Journal of Coal Geology 131, 147-161.

Rodrigues, S., Flores, D., Suarez-Ruiz, I., Marques, M., 2014. Evolução sequencial de estruturas resultantes da grafitização de antracites: abordagem petrográfica. Comunicações Geológicas 101, Especial II, 845-849. ISSN: 0873-948X. (Short Communication) (Abstract in English).

Anggara, F., Sasaki, K., Rodrigues, S., Sugai, Y., 2014. The effect of megascopic texture on swelling of a low rank coal in supercritical carbon dioxide. International Journal of Coal Geology 125, 45-56.

Rodrigues, S., Marques, M., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Camean, I., Flores, D., Kwiecinska, B., 2013. Microstructural investigations of natural and synthetic graphites and semi-graphites. International Journal of Coal Geology 111, 67-79

Valentim, B., Hower, J.C., O`Keefe, J.M.K., Rodrigues, S., Ribeiro, J., Guedes, A., 2013. Notes on the origin of altered macerals in the Ragged Edge of the Pennsylvanian (Asturian) Herrin coalbed, Western Kentucky. International Journal of Coal Geology 115, 24-40.

Valentim, B., Rodrigues, S., Ribeiro, S., Pereira, G., Guedes, A., Suárez-Ruiz, I., 2013. Relationships between the optical properties of coal macerals and the chars resulting from fluidized bed pyrolysis. International Journal of Coal Geology 111, 80-89.

Rodrigues, S., Marques, M., Ward, C.R., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Flores, D., 2012. Mineral transformations during high temperature treatment of anthracite. International Journal of Coal Geology 94, 191-200.

Rodrigues, S., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Marques, M., Flores, D., 2012. Catalytic role of mineral matter in structural transformation of anthracites during high temperature treatment. International Journal of Coal Geology 93, 49-55.

Rodrigues, S., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Marques, M., Camean, I., Flores, D., 2011. Microstructural evolution of high temperature treated anthracites of different rank. International Journal of Coal Geology 87, 204-211.

Rodrigues, S., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Marques, M., Flores, D., Camean, I., Garcia, A.B., 2011. Development of graphite-like particles from the high temperature treatment of carbonized anthracites. International Journal of Coal Geology 85, 219-226.

Valentim, B., Guedes, A., Rodrigues, S., Flores, D., 2011. Case study of igneous intrusion effects on coal nitrogen functionalities. International Journal of Coal Geology 86, 291-294.

Guedes, A., Valentim, B., Prieto, A.C., Rodrigues, S., Noronha, F. 2010. Micro-Raman spectroscopy of collotelinite, fusinite and macrinite. International Journal of Coal Geology 83, 415-422.

Kwiecinska, B., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Paluszkiewicz, C., Rodrigues, S., 2010. Raman spectroscopy of selected carbonaceous samples. International Journal of Coal Geology 84, 206-212.

Marques, M., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Flores, D., Guedes, A., Rodrigues, S., 2009. Correlation between optical, chemical and micro-structural parameters of high-rank coals and graphite. International Journal of Coal Geology 77, 377 - 382.

Reports in the public domain:

Esterle, J., Rodrigues, S., Congo, T., (in prep). Digital Petrographic Atlas of Australian Coals. ACARP Project C33065.

Savinova, K., Barbosa, K., Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., Cook, N., 2023. Utilising hyperspectral imagery scanning for geotechnical characterisation. ACARP Project C34033. 119pp.

Davis, B., Rodrigues, S., Duxbury, A., Sliwa, R., Esterle, J., 2022. Geological controls on fluorine and phosphorus in Bowen Basin coals. ACARP Project C26029. 87pp.

Rodrigues, S., Esterle, J., Fonteneau, L., Martini, B., 2021. Coal spectral libraries for scanning devices. ACARP Project C28045. 102 pp.

Manlapig, E., Shi, F., Nguyen, A.K., Jackson, J., Esterle, J., Rodrigues, S., Liu, H., 2018. Acquisition of Coal Quality by Semi-Automatic Analysis of Corescan® (Hyperspectral) Images. ACARP Project C25028. 90pp.

Pistellato, D., Rodrigues, S., Sansoleimani, A., Esterle, J., Murphy, R., Bianchi, V., 2016. 7- 0115-0237: Hyperspectral scanning of Precipice outcrop. ANLEC Final Report. 84 pp.

Articles in other journals and Newsletters:

Rodrigues, S., 2015. Field trip to ancient and modern coal/organic-rich depositional systems, East Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. TSOP Newsletter 32-4, 18-23.

Flores, D., Valentim, B., Rodrigues, S., 2010. Contributo da petrografia para o conhecimento da causa do aumento das emissões de NOx numa central termoeléctrica de carvão pulverizado. Revista Electrónica de Ciências da Terra, Geosciences On-line Journal, e –Terra, Vol. 19, nº 12. http://e-terra.geopor.pt. ISSN 1645-0388.

Predeanu, G., Panaitescu, C., Bieg, G., Gómez Borrego, A., Diez, M.A., Kwiecinska, B., Marques, M., Mastalerz, M., Misz-Kennan, M., Pusz, S., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Rodrigues, S., Zivotic, D., 2010. Thermal evolution of the coal-tar pitches structure studied within the Microscopy of Carbon Materials ICCP Working Group. ICCP Newsletter 51, 46-50.

Pusz, S., Alvarez, D., Camean, I., duCann, V., Duber, S., Gómez-Borrego, A., Kalkreuth, W., Komorek, J., Kwiecinska, B., Marques, M., Misz, M., Morga, R., Rodrigues, S., Smedowski, L., Suárez-Ruiz, I., 2011. Final report on application of reflectance for estimation of Structural Order Working Group (Structural WG) 2002 - 2010. ICCP Newsletter 52, 13-17.

Valentim, B., Guedes, A., Rodrigues, S., 2010. Parâmetros Raman de carvão e char produzido em leito fluidizado. Revista Electrónica de Ciências da Terra, Geosciences On-line Journal, e –Terra, Volume 19 – Recursos Energéticos, nº10. http://e-terra.geopor.pt. ISSN 1645-0388.

Extended abstracts:

Rodrigues, S., Marques, M., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Flores, D., Ward, C.R., 2011. Mineral phase transformations during high temperature treatment on an anthracite. Livro de Actas do VIII Congresso Ibérico de Geoquímica/XVII Semana de Geoquímica, Castelo Branco, vol. 2, 583-587.

Guedes, A., Valentim, B., Rodrigues, S., Noronha, F., 2010. Aplicação da microscopia Raman ao estudo dos macerais no carvão. X Congresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa/ XVI Semana de Geoquímica. Memórias nº 14, pp 107. CD, pp. 325-331.

Rodrigues, S., Flores, D., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Marques, M., 2010. Caracterização por microscopia óptica e espectroscopia Raman de partículas grafíticas obtidas por grafitização de antracites. X Congresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa/ XVI Semana de Geoquímica.. Memórias nº 14, pp 250; CD, pp. 1295-1301.

Rodrigues, S., Guedes, A., Marques, M., Flores, D., Suárez-Ruiz, I., 2007. Correlação entre parâmetros ópticos, químicos e Raman em carvões Ibéricos evoluídos. VI Congresso Ibérico de Geoquímica/ XV Semana de Geoquímica. Vila Real, Portugal. Livro de Resumos, pp. 226.

Rodrigues, S., Marques, M., Flores, D., Valentim, B., Suárez-Ruiz, I., 2007. Significado dos métodos usados na determinação dos parâmetros ópticos em materiais carbonosos. VI Congresso Ibérico de Geoquímica/ XV Semana de Geoquímica. Vila Real, Portugal. Livro de Resumos, pp. 225.

Gonçalves, S., Rodrigues, S., Reis, J., Sant’Ovaia, H., Ribeiro, M.A., 2006. Caracterização estrutural do Complexo Metamórfico da Foz do Douro. VII Congresso Nacional de Geologia, Estremoz, Livro de Resumos, Vol. I, pp. 271 – 274.

Rodrigues, S., Reis, J., Gonçalves, S., Ribeiro, M.A, Sant’Ovaia, H., 2006. Caracterização litológica e petrográfica do Complexo Metamórfico da Foz do Douro. VII Congresso Nacional de Geologia, Estremoz, Livro de Resumos, Vol. I, pp. 233 – 236.