Evaluation of Greek low-rank coals as potential raw material for the production of soil amendments and organic fertilizers

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 383-393

  Giannouli, Andriana ^a   Kalaitzidis, Stavros ^a   Siavalas, George ^a   Chatziapostolou, Adamantia ^a   Christanis, Kimon ^a   Papazisimou, Stefanos ^a   Papanicolaou, Cassiani ^b   Foscolos, Antonis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Humic substances; Lignite; Peat; Soil amendment; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ASH YIELDS; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; COAL SAMPLES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; GREECE; HUMIC ACIDS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; LABORATORY TESTS; MACERAL ANALYSIS; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; PHENOLIC GROUPS; RANK COALS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SUBBITUMINOUS COALS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; LIGNITE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PEAT; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; RANGE FINDING; SOIL CONDITIONERS; STRONTIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SOILS;

COAL RANK; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LIGNITE; PEAT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SOIL AMENDMENT; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58249094383     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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