Abstract
Mercury (Hg) is one of the hazardous trace elements in coal. Mercury in coal is almost totally emitted into the atmosphere during coal combustion. Especially for utilities burning low-sulfur coals that do not require scrubbers, Hg reduction will be neglected. Hg abundances of 52 low-sulfur coal samples from different coalfields in six provinces of China were determined by a flow injection mercury system (FIMS). The results show that Hg abundances in selected low-sulfur coals range from 0.03 ppm to 0.79 ppm, with an arithmetic mean of 0.24 ppm, which is higher than that of average Chinese coals (0.19 ppm). Correlation analysis and sequential extraction procedures are performed to study possible modes of occurrence of Hg in low-sulfur coals. Modes of occurrence of Hg are variable in low-sulfur coals, and the sulfide-bound and organic-bound Hg may be the dominant forms. In addition, the silicate-bound Hg may be the main form in some of these coals because of magmatic intrusion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | TSOP 2006: Papers from the 23rd Annual Meeting of TSOP |
Editors | Shifeng Dai, Chen-Lin Chou |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 19-26 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Edition | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
Event | 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology - Beijing, China Duration: Sep 15 2006 → Sep 22 2006 Conference number: 23 |
Publication series
Name | International Journal of Coal Geology |
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Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN (Print) | 0166-5162 |
Conference
Conference | 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology |
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Abbreviated title | TSOP 2006 |
Country/Territory | China |
City | Beijing |
Period | 9/15/06 → 9/22/06 |
Keywords
- ISGS
- Low-sulfur coal
- Abundance and mode of occurrence
- Chinese coals
- Mercury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economic Geology
- Geology
- Fuel Technology
- Stratigraphy