Fly ash from a Mexican mineral coal I: Mineralogical and chemical characterization

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 181, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 82-90

  Medina, Adriana ^a   Gamero, Prócoro ^a   Querol, Xavier ^b   Moreno, Natalia ^b   De León, Beatriz ^a   Almanza, Manuel ^a   Vargas, Gregorio ^a   Izquierdo, María ^b   Font, Oriol ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Heavy metals; Leaching; Mexican fly ash; Potential use

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; AMORPHOUS PHASE; CHARACTERISTICS; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COAL FLY ASH; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; CONTAMINANT ELEMENT; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; ME-XICO; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; THERMAL ISOLATION; THERMAL STABILITY; ZEOLITIZATION;

ALUMINA; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COAL; COAL ASH; COAL INDUSTRY; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; MAGNETITE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE STABILITY; POLYMER BLENDS; QUARTZ; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ALUMINUM SILICATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CEMENT; COAL; MAGNETITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; CARBON; FLY ASH; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCITE; CATALYST; CEMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PORCELLANITE; QUARTZ; TRACE ELEMENT; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COAL POWER; FLY ASH; LEACHING; MEXICAN FLY ASH; MEXICO; MINERALOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PHASE; THERMOSTABILITY; ZEOLITIZATION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

CARBON; COAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MEXICO; PARTICULATE MATTER; COAL ASH;

COAHUILA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77954533008     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.096     Document Type: Article

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