Gaseous compounds and efflorescences generated in self-heating coal-waste dumps - A case study from the Upper and Lower Silesian Coal Basins (Poland)

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 116-117, Issue , 2013, Pages 247-261

  Fabiańska, Monika J ^a   Ciesielczuk, Justyna ^a   Kruszewski, Łukasz ^b   Misz Kennan, Magdalena ^a   Blake, Donald R ^c   Stracher, Glenn ^d   Moszumańska, Izabela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d East Georgia State College   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Gas composition; Lower Silesian Coal Basin; Mineral efflorescence; Self heated coal waste dump; Upper Silesian Coal Basin

Indexed keywords

COAL WASTES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS COMPOSITIONS; SILESIAN COALS; UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASINS;

BLOOMS (METAL); CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRYING; EFFLORESCENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASES; HEATING; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFUR; WASTE;

LOWER SILESIA; POLAND; SILESIA; UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASIN;

EID: 84884209477     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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