| Abstract: | Trace elements in coal have diverse modes of occurrence that will greatly influence their behavior in many coal utilization processes. Mode of occurrence is important in determining the partitioning during coal cleaning by conventional processes, the susceptibility to oxidation upon exposure to air, as well as the changes in physical properties upon heating. In this study, three complementary methods were used to determine the concentrations and chemical states of trace elements in pulverized samples of four US coals: Pittsburgh, Illinois No. 6, Elkhorn and Hazard, and Wyodak coals. Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) was used to measure the absolute concentration of elements in the parent coals and in the size- and density-fractionated samples. Chemical leaching and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy were used to provide information on the form of occurrence of an element in the parent coals. The composition differences between size-segregated coal samples of different density mainly reflect the large density difference between minerals, especially pyrite, and the organic portion of the coal. The heavy density fractions are therefore enriched in pyrite and the elements associated with pyrite, as also shown by the leaching and XAFS methods. Nearly all the As is associated with pyrite in the three bituminous coals studied. The sub-bituminous coal has a very low content of pyrite and arsenic; in this coal arsenic appears to be primarily organically associated. Selenium is mainly associated with pyrite in the bituminous coal samples. In two bituminous coal samples, zinc is mostly in the form of ZnS or associated with pyrite, whereas it appears to be associated with other minerals in the other two coals. Zinc is also the only trace element studied that is significantly more concentrated in the smaller (45 to 63 ??m) coal particles. |
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| Citation Author: | Senior, C. L.; Zeng, T.; Che, J.; Ames, M. R.; Sarofim, A. F.; Olmez, I.; Huggins, F. E.; Shah, N.; Huffman, G. P.; Kolker, A.; Mroczkowski, S.; Palmer, C.; Finkelman, R. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Fuel Processing Technology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Distribution of trace elements in selected pulverized coals as a function of particle size and density; 2000; Article; Journal; Fuel Processing Technology; Senior, C. L.; Zeng, T.; Che, J.; Ames, M. R.; Sarofim, A. F.; Olmez, I.; Huggins, F. E.; Shah, N.; Huffman, G. P.; Kolker, A.; Mroczkowski, S.; Palmer, C.; Finkelman, R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 215 |
| Citation Volume: | 63 |
| Citation Year: | 2000 |
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| Text: | Distribution of trace elements in selected pulverized coals as a function of particle size and density; 2000; Article; Journal; Fuel Processing Technology; Senior, C. L.; Zeng, T.; Che, J.; Ames, M. R.; Sarofim, A. F.; Olmez, I.; Huggins, F. E.; Shah, N.; Huffman, G. P.; Kolker, A.; Mroczkowski, S.; Palmer, C.; Finkelman, R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3820(99)00098-3 |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. |
