Computer-controlled scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM) investigation of quartz in coal fly ash

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 88, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1017-1020

  Cprek, Nick ^a,b   Shah, Naresh ^a,b   Huggins, Frank E ^a,b   Huffman, Gerald P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

CCSEM; Coal fly ash; Quartz

Indexed keywords

COAL; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COAL FLY ASH; PARTICLE SHAPE PARAMETER;

FLY ASH;

EID: 34848872563     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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