Burning of coal waste piles from Douro Coalfield (Portugal): Petrological, geochemical and mineralogical characterization

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-372

  Ribeiro, J ^a   da Silva, E Ferreira ^b   Flores, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Burning; Coal fire gas minerals; Coal waste pile; Douro Coalfield; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

BURNING; COAL FIELDS; COAL FIRE GAS MINERALS; COAL FIRES; COAL WASTES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBONACEOUS SHALE; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEFORESTATION; FIRES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GASES; HEALTH RISKS; IRON OXIDES; MINERALS; MINING; ORGANIC MINERALS; PILES; RUBIDIUM; SMOKE; SULFUR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE INCINERATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ANTHRACITE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BLACK SHALE; BURNING; COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON OXIDE; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PETROLOGY; PYRITE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COAL; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATING; DEFORESTATION; FIRES; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GAS; INFRARED SPECTRA; MINING; VOC; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 77950629835     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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