Major and minor element distribution in fly ash from a coal-fired utility boiler in Kentucky

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-95

  Hower, James C ^a   Sakulpitakphon, Tanaporn ^a   Trimble, Alan S ^a   Thomas, Gerald A ^a   Schram, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Coal; Combustion; Fly ash; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON; COAL FIRED BOILERS; COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL);

ASH-COLLECTION SYSTEM; VOLATILE ELEMENTS; WALL-FIRED UTILITY BOILER;

FLY ASH;

EID: 33745699731     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009083190889753     Document Type: Article

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