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Main Title Abundance of trace and minor elements in organic and mineral fractions of coal /
Author Kuhn, John K. ; Fiene, F. L. ; Cahill, R. A. ; Gluskoter, H. J. ; Shimp., N. F. ; Kuhn, J. K.
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Smith, N. Dean.
CORP Author Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development,
Year Published 1980
Report Number EPA-600/7-80-003; EPA-68-02-2130; PB81113961
Stock Number PB81-113961
OCLC Number 54101322
Additional Subjects Coal ; Chemical analysis ; Trace elements ; Minerals ; Coal preparation ; Organic compounds ; Concentration(Composition) ; Sampling ; Ions ; Air pollution ; Air pollution abatement ; Physical treatment
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EJBD  EPA 600-7-80-003 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 11/06/2015
EKBD  EPA-600/7-80-003 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 01/30/2004
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-7-80-003 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
NTIS  PB81-113961 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation vi, 68 p. : ill., charts ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The report gives results of subjecting 27 U.S. coals to float/sink, acid, and ion-exchange treatments. From these treatments, coal fractions were obtained and analyzed to determine the organic and mineral associations of 45 elements. Of the elements studied, B, Be, Br, Ge, and Sb were consistently classified organic; sulfide-forming elements (Zn, As, Cd, and Fe) were classified inorganic; and others (e.g., Al, Ca, Ga, Ni, P, Si, and Ti) were intermediate, or variable in their association. Three general observations were made; (1) the total concentration of an element in coal is not indicative of its concentration in the organic phase; (2) because concentrations vary widely, an accurate appraisal of trace and minor element associations requires that each coal be evaluated separately; and (3) the highest concentrations of trace and minor elements in coal occur in the mineral matter. Despite evidence that many elements exhibit some degree of organic association, most of the trace and minor elements in these coals were in a mineral form. Thus many elements could be significantly reduced by physical cleaning. The degree of reduction depends on the mineral, its size, and its distribution.
Notes
Project Officer: N. Dean Smith. Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois "January 1980." Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-67). "EPA-600/7-80-003."