Ultra clean coal production by microwave irradiation pretreatment and sequential leaching with HF followed by HNO3

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1898-1904

  Jorjani, E ^a   Chapi, H Ghasemi ^a   Khorami, M Tayebi ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leaching; Microwave irradiation; Ultra clean coal

Indexed keywords

ACID LEACHING; ASH CONTENTS; CHEMICAL LEACHING; CLEAN COAL; COAL SAMPLE; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; PYRITIC SULFUR; SIZE FRACTION; TABAS COAL;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BATCH REACTORS; CLEANING; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL PREPARATION; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; IRRADIATION; LEACHING; NITRIC ACID; RADIATION; SULFUR;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

EID: 79960557876     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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