Characterization and evaluation of thur coal for different mineral contents

K. Saeed, M. Ishaq, I. Ahmad, M. Shakirullah, S. Y. Park, H. Khan, N. Ali

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Abstract

A coal sample, obtained from Thur (Sindh, Pakistan) coal mine was analyzed for various parameters such as moisture, volatile matter, ash, fixed carbon, chlorine, total sulfur, sulfatic and pyretic sulfur. Fixed carbon (27.19%) was found low as compared to volatile matter (45.92 %), which is an indication of a young coal suggesting its rank between peat and lignite. Elements such as iron, zinc, nickel, copper, lead and chromium, determined in the coal ash suggest that the concentration of iron was highest where as the concentration of chromium was lowest among the metals studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-210
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan
Volume28
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2006
Externally publishedYes

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