Extraction of trace elements in coal for determination by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry using N,N-dimethylformamide and ultrasound

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2012, Pages 147-151

  Mujuru, Munyaradzi ^a   Moyo, Stanley ^a   McCrindle, Robert I ^a   Mokgalaka Matlala, Ntebogeng ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coal; DMF; Slurry nebulization; Solubilization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COAL PARTICLES; COAL SAMPLE; DMF; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; ICP-OES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; REFERENCE MATERIAL; SLURRY NEBULIZATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TRACE ELEMENT DETERMINATION; TRITON X-100;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; LEAD; MANGANESE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS;

COAL SLURRIES;

EID: 84867403940     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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