Determination of the mineral-matter cont
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Robert N. Miller; Richard F. Yarzab; Peter H. Given
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Article
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1979
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A new method is described for determining the mineral-matter content of coals, based on low-temperature ashing in an oxygen plasma. Unwanted side-reactions can occur during ashing, particularly oxidation of pyrite to haematite and fixation of organic sulphur as sulphate. These effects cannot be tota