Sulfur and carbon isotope geochemistry of coal and derived coal-combustion by-products: An example from an Eastern Kentucky mine and power plant

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2065-2077

  Elswick, Erika R ^a   Hower, James C ^b   Carmo, Ana M ^b   Sun, Tao ^b   Mardon, Sarah M ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL; FLY ASH; GEOCHEMISTRY; SULFUR;

COAL SEAMS; CONVECTIVE PASSES; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COAL; COAL SEAM; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; ENRICHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PULVERIZED FUEL ASH; PYRITE; SULFUR;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548052005     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.04.018     Document Type: Article

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