Utilization of oxygen flask combustion method for the determination of mercury and sulfur in coal

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 559-564

  Geng, Wenhua ^a   Nakajima, Tsunenori ^a   Takanashi, Hirokazu ^a   Ohki, Akira ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Determination; Mercury and sulfur in coal; Oxygen flask combustion

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMBUSTION; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICROWAVES; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR;

COLD VAPOR ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY (CVAFS); MERCURY AND SULFUR IN COAL; OXYGEN FLASK COMBUSTION (OFC) METHOD; PRECIPITATION TITRATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 37149044448     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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