Chemical and mineralogical characterization of a South African bituminous coal and its ash, and effect on pH of ash transport water

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-261

  Moitsheki, L J ^a   Matjie, R H ^a   Baran, A ^a   Mooketsi, O I ^a   Schobert, H H ^b,c  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ash transport water; Leaching; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

ASH PROPERTIES; ASH SAMPLES; ASH TRANSPORT WATER; CALCIUM HYDROXIDES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH PH; HIGH PH VALUE; ICP-OES; LEACHATES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SATURATED WATER; SYNTHETIC GAS; WATER LEACHING;

ASH HANDLING; BITUMINOUS COAL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL HANDLING; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL TRANSPORTATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDRATED LIME; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; WATER ANALYSIS;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 75949119837     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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