Mineralogy and microstructure of ash deposits from the Zhuzhou coal-fired power plant in China

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-319

  Zhang, Junying ^a   Zhao, Yongchun ^a   Wei, Chao ^a   Yao, Bin ^a   Zheng, Chuguang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ash deposit; Chemical composition; Coal combustion; Microstructure; Mineralogy; Slagging

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASIS; ASH DEPOSITION; ASH DEPOSITS; ASH SAMPLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CRISTOBALITES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRY; FORMATION MECHANISM; GLASS PHASIS; HERCYNITE; POROSITY STRUCTURE; RECONDENSATION; RICH PHASE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY; XRD;

ALUMINOSILICATES; CALCIUM; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITS; FIRE TUBE BOILERS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; IRON DEPOSITS; IRON ORES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; POROSITY; VOLATILIZATION;

CHINA; FUJIAN; HUNAN; ZHUZHOU;

EID: 77950627733     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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