Extensive FE-SEM/EDS, HR-TEM/EDS and ToF-SIMS studies of micron- to nano-particles in anthracite fly ash

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 452-453, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-107

  Ribeiro, Joana ^a   DaBoit, Kátia ^b   Flores, Deolinda ^a   Kronbauer, Marcio A ^c   Silva, Luis F O ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b IPADHC   (Brazil)

^c Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthracite combustion; Carbon nanotubes; Fly ash; Hazardous volatile elements; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS MATTER; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TIME OF FLIGHT SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; VOLATILE ELEMENTS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; ANTHRACITE; CARBON NANOTUBES; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FLY ASH; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHRACITE; ARSENIC; COAL; LEAD; MERCURY; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSPHERE; SELENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON NANOTUBE; FLY ASH;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL POWER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMBUSTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLY ASH; LANDFILL; MICROENCAPSULATION; NANOENCAPSULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PORTUGAL; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COAL; COAL ASH; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PORTUGAL; POWER PLANTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, SECONDARY ION; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 84875023397     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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