Composition and modes of occurrence of minerals and elements in coal combustion products derived from high-Ge coals

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-97

  Dai, Shifeng ^a   Seredin, Vladimir V ^b   Ward, Colin R ^c   Jiang, Jianhua ^d   Hower, James C ^e   Song, Xiaolin ^f   Jiang, Yaofa ^g   Wang, Xibo ^a   Gornostaeva, Tatiana ^b   Li, Xiao ^a   Liu, Huidong ^a   Zhao, Lixin ^a   Zhao, Cunliang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d 198 Coal Geology Exploration Group   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f Yunnan Institute of Coal Geology Prospection   (China)

^g Jiangsu Institute of Architectural Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Ge rich fly ash; Minerals in fly ash; Toxic trace elements; Valuable trace elements

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED SPECIES; BAG-HOUSE FILTERS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENTS IN COALS; MODES OF OCCURRENCES; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS; VALUABLE TRACE ELEMENTS;

BERYLLIUM; CARBIDES; CARBON; COAL; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL DEPOSITS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FILTRATION; FLY ASH; LEAD; MINERALS; SLAGS; YTTRIUM;

GERMANIUM;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CERIUM; COAL; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLY ASH; GEOCHEMISTRY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; YTTRIUM;

EID: 84890077519     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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