Characterization of fly ash from low-sulfur and high-sulfur coal sources: Partitioning of carbon and trace elements with particle size

Energy Sources

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 511-525

  Hower, James C ^a,b   Trimble, Alan S ^a,b   Eble, Cortland F ^c   Palmer, Curtis A ^d   Kolker, Allan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Franklin County High School   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Fly ash; Kentucky; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHROMIUM; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; MERCURY (METAL); NICKEL; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

LIGHT-SIDE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS (ESP); LOW-/HIGH-SULFUR FEED COAL;

FLY ASH;

EID: 0032643374     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319950014641     Document Type: Article

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