Characterization of fly ash generated from Matla power station in Mpumalanga, South Africa

E-Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1788-1795

  Ayanda, Olushola S ^a   Fatoki, Olalekan S ^a   Adekola, Folahan A ^b   Ximba, Bhekumusa J ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Characterization; Coal; Fly ash; Heavy metals; Matla power station

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867468943     PISSN: 20909063     EISSN: 09734945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/451801     Document Type: Article

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