Nanominerals and ultrafine particles from coal fires from Santa Catarina, South Brazil

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-60

  Dias, Camila L ^a   Oliveira, Marcos L S ^a,b   Hower, James C ^c   Taffarel, Silvio R ^a   Kautzmann, Rubens M ^a   Silva, Luis F O ^a,b  

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

^b Catarinense Institute of Environmental Research and Human Development IPADHC   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal mine reject; Goethite; Hazardous element; Hematite; Neoformed nanominerals effect; Sulfides carbonates oxidation

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF CRYSTALLINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GOETHITE; HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS; NANOMINERALS; OXIDATION OF SULFIDES; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; COAL; COAL MINES; GROUNDWATER; HEMATITE; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEAD; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; TITANIUM; URANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ZIRCONIUM;

CARBONATE; COAL MINE; COMBUSTION; CRYSTALLINITY; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; IRON HYDROXIDE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BRAZIL; CRICIUMA; SANTA CATARINA;

EID: 84891785007     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.011     Document Type: Article

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