Characterization of the fly ashes from the lignite burning power plants of northern Greece based on their quantitative mineralogical composition

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 166, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 972-977

  Kostakis, G ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fly ash reactivity; Greek lignite power plants; Lignite fly ash mineralogical composition

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASIS; BROWN COALS; CALCIUM SILICATES; FLY ASH REACTIVITY; GREEK LIGNITE POWER PLANTS; LIGNITE FLY ASH MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION; MACEDONIA; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; NORTHERN GREECE; POZZOLANIC CHARACTERS; TIME PERIODS;

CALCIUM; FELDSPAR; FLY ASH; HYDRAULICS; LIGNITE; LIME; MINING; MULLITE; OXIDE MINERALS; POWER PLANTS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS;

COAL ASH;

CALCIUM OXIDE; CALCIUM SILICATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; LIGNITE; MINERAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; FELDSPAR; FLY ASH; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LIGNITE; MINERALOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; GREECE; MINERALOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CARBON; COAL; GREECE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINERALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 67349234138     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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