Partitioning behaviour of trace elements in a stoker-fired combustion unit: An example using bituminous coals from the Greymouth coalfield (Cretaceous), New Zealand

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 98-116

  Li, Z ^a,e   Clemens, A H ^b   Moore, T A ^a,c   Gong, D ^b   Weaver, S D ^a   Eby, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CRL Energy Limited   (New Zealand)

^c Solid Energy New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^d University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Combustion ash; Environmental impacts; Hazardous air pollutants; Partitioning; Stoker combustion; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM ASH; FLUE GAS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROSCOPY (ICP-MS); X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COAL ASH; COMBUSTION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLY ASH; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COAL;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COMBUSTION; CRETACEOUS; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 21644446443     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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