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Main Title Correlation of coal properties with environmental control technology needs for sulfur and trace elements {microform} /
Author White, D. M. ; Edwards, L. O. ; Eklund, A. G. ; DuBose, D. A. ; Skinner, F. D.
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White, D. M.
CORP Author Radian Corp., Austin, TX.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1984
Report Number EPA/600/7-84/066; EPA-68-02-3171
Stock Number PB84-200666
Subjects Coal mines and mining--Environmental aspects--United States ; Coal--United States--Sulphur content
Additional Subjects Air pollution control ; Coal ; Sulfur ; Trace elements ; Coal preparation ; Chemical analysis ; Electric power plants ; Coal gasification ; Industrial wastes ; Combustion products ; Desulfurization ; Solid waste disposal ; Minerals ; Chemical properties ; Air pollution abatement ; Stationary sources ; Washing ; Path of pollutants
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NTIS  PB84-200666 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 358 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The report reviews existing reports and data on the occurrence of sulfur and trace elements in U.S. coals and on the effect of coal properties on trace element partitioning during coal use. Emphasis was on: (1) the effect of depositional conditions on the formation and composition of mineral matter in coal, (2) the elemental concentration of major and trace elements in U.S. coals as a function of rank and geographic location, (3) analytical methods used for evaluating the modes of occurrence of these elements in coal, (4) conceptual models for predicting sulfur and trace element occurrence as a function of depositional conditions and chemical equilibrium, and (5) the fate of major and trace elements during coal cleaning, combution, gasification, and waste disposal. Coal washability data for 44 U.S. coal samples were used to statistically estimate the trace element reduction potential for a coal as a function of sulfur and ash reduction. Data fits were especially good for elements associated with the clay minerals, and to a lesser extent with the sulfides. Coal combustion data from 15 previous studies at commercial power plants were also analyzed; but, due to differences in technological processes at various plants, possible analytical errors, and limited data, statistical correlations are uncertain.
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Caption title. "June 1984." "EPA-600/7-84-066." Microform.