Role of clay minerals in UK coal combustion

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 87-95

  Spears, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Clay minerals; Coal; Combustion; Fly ash

Indexed keywords

ASH HANDLING; CALORIFIC VALUE; COAL COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; COSTS; CRYSTALS; FLY ASH; GLASS; MINERALOGY;

ASH DISPOSAL; CARBONIFEROUS COALS; CENOSPHERES; ILLITE; MULLITE CRYSTALS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY MINERAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; FLY ASH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034103099     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(99)00048-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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