Marchek, JE
1994
Yu, H.; Marchek, J.E.; Adair, N.L. and Harb, J.N.
The Impact of Ash Deposition on Coal Fired Plants, Taylor & Francis, Washington DC, 1994. Funded by ACERC.
Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy was used to analyze the mineral composition of two eastern US bituminous coals. In addition, a procedure was developed to determine the association of the minerals with the coal matrix. The mineral content of each of the coals was also determined on a particle-by-particle basis and used to examine the association of various minerals in the coal. Examination of the mineral/mineral associations showed that the distribution of minerals in the coal was not random. In particular, results show lower levels of association for pyrite than for the other minerals examined.