An introductory TEM study of Fe-nanominerals within coal fly ash

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4972-4974

  Silva, L F O ^a   Moreno, T ^b   Querol, X ^b  

^a Catarinense Institut of Environmental Research and Human Development   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brazil coal mining; Fly ash; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; BRAZIL COAL MINING; BRAZILIAN COAL; COAL FLY ASH; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; DETAILED CHEMISTRY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; HETEROGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOMETRIC; NANOMINERALS; SULPHATE; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; TEM;

ALUMINA; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COAL; COAL ASH; COAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRON ORES; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; MINING; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SILICATE; FERRIC OXIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; COAL MINING; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; IRON; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COAL MINING; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLY ASH; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

CARBON; COAL; IRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MINERALS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67649134906     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.05.044     Document Type: Article

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