Mode of occurrence of chromium in four US coals

Fuel processing technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 79-92

  Huggins, F E ^a   Shah, N ^a   Huffman, G P ^a   Kolker, A ^b   Crowley, S ^b   Palmer, C A ^b   Finkelman, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LEACHING; MAGNETITE; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ILLITE; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE (XAFS) SPECTROSCOPY;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 0033907573     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3820(99)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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