Radioassay of prominent Nigerian fossil fuels using gamma and TXRF spectroscopy

Fuel

Volumn 85, Issue 12-13, 2006, Pages 1811-1814

  Mokobia, C E ^a   Adebiyi, F M ^b   Akpan, I ^c   Olise, F S ^b   Tchokossa, P ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gamma; Nigerian fossil fuels; Radioassay; TXRF

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

NIGERIAN FOSSIL FUELS; RADIOASSAY; TXRF;

FOSSIL FUELS;

EID: 33646515505     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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