Determination of mineral matter in Brazilian coals by thermal treatments

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-50

  Fallavena, Vera L V ^a   De Abreu, Cristiane S ^a   Inácio, Taísi D ^a   Azevedo, Carla M N ^a   Pires, Marçal ^a   Ferret, Lizete S ^b   Fernandes, Iolanda D ^b   Tarazona, Rosa M ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Science and Technology Foundation (CIENTEC)   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coal characterization; Mineral matter; Thermal analyses

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COAL; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; HEAT TREATMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THERMOANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; INORGANIC CARBON; MEAN RELATIVE ERROR; MINERAL MATTER CONTENT; MINERAL MATTERS; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC FRACTIONS;

MINERALS;

EID: 84898002867     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.03.018     Document Type: Article

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