| Main Title |
Fate of trace mercury in the combustion of coal / |
| Author |
Diehl, R. C.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, |
| Year Published |
1972 |
| OCLC Number |
05022177 |
| Subjects |
Mercury ;
Fly ash ;
Coal--Combustion
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Additional Info |
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| EJBM |
TN23 .U685 no.54 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/08/2015 |
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| Collation |
9 pages : illustrations, tables ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
"Bureau of Mines Managing Coal Wastes and Pollution Program". "May 1972." Includes bibliographical references (page 9). |
| Contents Notes |
Coal, fly ash, and flue gas samples were analyzed for mercury (Hg) by double gold amalgamation-flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The purpose of the study was to elucidate the fate of the trace mercury in the coal when the coal in burned. Samples were collected from a bench-scale 100-g/hr combustor, a 500-lb/hr combustor, and three coal-burning powerplants. In all cases mercury was found in the fly ash. The amounts ranged from about 9 to about 70 percent of the mercury in the coal that was burned. |
