Comparative analysis of methods for determination of arsenic in coal and coal ash

Instrumentation Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 482-498

  Vukasinovic Peŝić, Vesna L ^a   Blagojević, Nada Z ^a   Rajaković, Ljubinka V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO   (Montenegro)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Coal; Coal ash; Comparative analysis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONTENT; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DIGESTION METHOD; HIGH PRECISION; HIGH SENSITIVITY; ICP-AES; REPRODUCTIVITY;

ARSENIC; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; COAL; COAL ASH; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; SULFURIC ACID; VANADIUM;

COAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 68649104223     PISSN: 10739149     EISSN: 15256030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10739140903088160     Document Type: Article

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