Leaching behaviour of elements from coal combustion fly ash: An overview

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-66

  Izquierdo, Maria ^a   Querol, Xavier ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coal; Ettringite; Fly ash; Leaching; Mode of occurrence; Oxyanions; PH dependence; Solubility; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COAL FLY ASH; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE ELEMENTS; ETTRINGITES; LEACHABILITY; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MODE OF OCCURRENCE; OXYANIONS; PH DEPENDENCE; PH SENSITIVE; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SECONDARY PHASIS;

ALKALINITY; ANTIMONY; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COMMERCE; FLY ASH; LEACHING; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); SOLUBILITY; TIN; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COAL ASH;

ALKALINITY; COAL; COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; LEACHING; PH; POWER GENERATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOLUBILITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84860151844     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.10.006     Document Type: Review

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