INAA multielemental analysis of Nigerian bituminous coal and coal ash

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was used to analyzed Nigerian bituminous coal and ash. Good statistical agreement (p0.05) between the literature and reported elemental values of USGS AGV-1 sample was found. Many elements were determined in the coal with some enrichment in the coal ash. Arsenic was measured only in the ash while Hg was present only in the coal. Coal ashing at 800°C contributed to a loss of Hg in the ash. Al, Na, Mg, Ti, Fe, which are major elements were found in the coal as expected, with slight enrichment in the ash. Ca and Si were only obtained in the ash. High ash Al (14.9±0.19%) and Si (25.3±4.11%) levels are of concem due to possible cases of pneumononiosis from inhalation of the particulates. Graphical illustration of the lanthanide concentrations peaked at Ce with a decrease from Sm to Lu. U and Th were also present in the samples showing slight enhancement in the ash. Comparatively low coal elemental values, notably S(1.8%), highly advocate this coal as a good quality fuel-coal.     

煤中微量元素间依存关系的聚类分析

通过对四种不同类型煤中灰分、硫分和１６种微量在不同密度级中呈的Ｒ型聚类分析,研究了煤中微量元素间的依存关系。结果表明：煤中碱土 金属Ｂｅ、Ｓｒ、Ｂａ彼此间的依存关系一般较弱,与所研究的其它元素的相关性也较北：稀土元素Ｌａ、Ｃｅ、Ｙ、Ｓｅ经常相伴而生;Ｖ总与灰分显著相关;Ａｓ、Ｃｏ、Ｎｉ等元素民黄铁矿硫的存在密切相关。     

煤中15种微量元素在燃烧产物中的分配

建立了燃煤中１５种向量元素在悄灰和底灰中含量分布的经验公式，该公式可以估算煤中微量元素在燃烧产物中的分配及传输通量。煤中非挥发性元素大部分存在于底灰和飞灰中，挥发性元素进入大气的量较高。     

石嘴山电厂煤中微量元素的迁移释放行为

应用电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）和原子荧光光谱（AFS）对中国西北部石嘴山电厂的原煤、底灰和飞灰中Hg、As、Se、Pb、Cr、Cd、Mo、Ni、Co、U和Th 11种微量元素的含量进行了测定。根据底灰和飞灰的产率, 结合微量元素在底灰和飞灰中的含量计算了电厂燃煤过程中微量元素的挥发性。结果表明, Hg、Cd、Se、As四种元素在燃煤过程的挥发率均在50%以上, 最高可达70%。通过对底灰和飞灰在酸性介质下的柱淋滤实验研究了底灰和飞灰中微量元素在60h内的迁移释放行为。Mn、Ni、Co、As四种元素的最大淋出率均超过2.0%, 最高接近10.0%, 并且还未达到淋滤平衡。根据微量元素的挥发和淋滤释放特性建立了电厂煤中有害微量元素在燃烧和淋滤过程中的释放分配模型。结果显示, 燃煤过程中的挥发是微量元素释放的主要形式, 部分元素的淋滤释放也可对周围水环境造成污染。
     

Identification of organically associated trace elements in wood and coal by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) was used to extract samples of wood (forest residue) and coal; the extracts were analysed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) using two different sample preparation methods, in order to identify trace elements associated with the organic part of the samples. A sample of fly ash was similarly extracted and analysed in order to assess the behaviour of the mineral matter contained within the wood and coal samples. 32% of the biomass was extracted at the higher temperature and 12% at room temperature while only 12% of the coal was extracted at the higher temperature and 3% at room temperature. Less than 2% of the ash dissolved at the higher temperature. Size exclusion chromatograms of the extracts indicated the presence of significant amounts of large molecular mass materials (>1000 mu) in the biomass and coal extracts but not in the ash extract. Trace element analyses were carried out using ICP-MS on the acid digests prepared by 'wet ashing' and microwave extraction. Sixteen elements (As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ga, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, V and Zn) were quantified, in the samples before extraction, in the extracts and in the residues. Concentrations of trace elements in the original biomass sample were lower than in the coal sample while the concentrations in the ash sample were the highest. The major trace elements in the NMP extracts were Ba, Cu, Mn and Zn from the forest residue; Ba, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn from the coal; Cu and Zn from the ash. These elements are believed to be associated with the organic extracts from the forest residue and coal, and also from the ash. Be and Sb were not quantified in the extracts because they were present at too low concentrations; up to 40% of Mn was extracted from the biomass sample at 202 degrees C, while Se was totally extracted from the ash sample. For the forest residue, approximately 7% (at room temperature) and 45% (at 202 degrees C) of the total trace elements studied were in the extract; for the coal, approximately 8% (at room temperature) and 23% (at 202 degrees C) were in the extract. For the ash, only 1.4% of the trace elements were extracted at 202 degrees C, comprising 25% of Cd but less than 1% of Pb.     

Trace elements of coal,coal ashes and fly ashes by activation analysis with short-lived nuclides

On irradiation with neutrons, some of the interesting trace elements in coal, coal ash and fly ash produce short-lived nuclides which may be determined—together with some of the matrix elements—by activation analysis. This enables the characterization of samples. To find out the distribution of elements in the gaseous or aerosol exhaust of fossil-fired power plants, we simulated the combustion in a quartz apparatus containing a cold trap, using the combustion temperature (780 °C) employed for the standard ash determination. High Se values were found in the cold trap deposits from black coal from Poland. Halogens were also found in the deposits.     

黑液水煤浆主要矿物元素在炉内的迁移和沉积行为研究

为了研究黑液水煤浆的灰沉积机理，采用沿烟气行程从实验炉不同部位抽取空间灰粒和提取相应位置炉壁灰渣样相结合的方法，并与常规水煤浆相对比，研究了各主要矿物元素（Na、K、Si、Al、Fe、Ca）在烟气流中的迁移趋势和沉积特性。并且通过X射线衍射（XRD）和扫描电镜（SEM）等分析从微观角度进行了验证。结果表明，与常规水煤浆不同的是，Na、Si、Al的迁移和沉积是引起黑液水煤浆沾污结渣的主要矿物元素，灰沉积物中主要包括无水芒硝、霞石等低熔融温度富Na物相，而Fe的沉积是次要因素。     

灰污热流探针模拟锅炉受热面灰沉积的研究

基于傅里叶导热定律,设计了一简单实用的灰污热流探针,以神木煤、黄陵煤、新汶水煤浆和新汶黑液水煤浆为研究对象,在0.25MW热态实验炉上用灰污热流探针模拟了灰沉积过程,研究了四种燃料灰沉积过程中的热流变化特性和灰沉积机理。结果表明,灰污探针能很好地模拟不同燃料的灰污形成过程,模拟结果与实际情况相吻合;灰粒的沉积速率和吸收热流的衰减速率主要取决于燃料本身特性,同时也受烟气温度的影响;通过对探针上灰污的表观物理特性、微观结构、元素构成和矿物相的分析,发现四种燃料的灰沉积机理是不同的,黑液水煤浆灰污中Na、K含量较高,主要物相为熔融温度很低的富Na霞石和无水芒硝,黄陵煤灰污含有较高的Fe、Ca、S,而水煤浆燃烧时Fe的沉积和富集是灰污形成的主要因素;四种实验燃料中,黑液水煤浆和黄陵煤的结渣趋势强于神木煤和水煤浆。     

煤灰在不同耐火砖表面的润湿性与侵蚀性研究

通过观察煤灰柱在耐火材料表面随温度升高的形态变化和接触角的变化,来判断煤灰在耐火材料表面的润湿性;用扫描电镜(SEM)和能谱分析(EDS)等方法对煅烧煤灰过程中煤灰对耐火材料的侵蚀和渗透进行了观察测试,就渣样的形貌、耐火材料横断面的扫描图像及其元素变化进行了分析。结果表明,温度是影响煤灰在耐火材料表面润湿性和侵蚀性的重要因素;不同耐火材料的抗煤灰侵蚀不同,主要取决于耐火材料的组成和结构,其中结构致密度尤其重要;煤灰对耐火材料的侵蚀其实就是煤灰与耐火材料中各矿物元素互相侵蚀与渗透的结果,在侵蚀过程中还伴随着各种化学反应来抑制或促进侵蚀;煤灰在耐火材料表面的润湿性与煤灰对耐火材料的侵蚀性基本上表现出一致性。     

煤中痕量元素在循环流化床锅炉中的迁移行为与富集特性

对天津市某电厂循环流化床(CFB)锅炉燃用的原煤及燃烧产物底灰、飞灰、细飞灰(≤50 μm)进行痕量元素含量的测定,分析了Be、Zn、Hg、V、Cr、Mn、Co、Ni、Cu、As、Se、Cd、Pb 13种痕量元素在燃烧过程中的迁移行为,揭示了痕量元素在CFB锅炉中的分配、富集特性。结果表明,CFB锅炉中,较低的炉温对于痕量元素的迁移富集产生了较大的影响。由相对富集系数得知,Be、V、Co、Se在底灰中耗散,在飞灰中富集,Zn、Mn倾向于在底灰中富集,元素Cd、Pb、Ni、Cu挥发性较强,在底灰和飞灰中均是耗散。As受钙氧化物影响,挥发性表现并不明显。Hg在底灰和飞灰中相对富集系数均很低,表明Hg在整个燃烧过程中以气态形式排放;Hg、As、Se、V、Cr、Mn、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Pb均有向小颗粒物中富集的趋势。根据相对富集系数以及研究的13种元素在低温CFB锅炉中的迁移行为,将这些元素分为三类:A类(E_R<0.1),主要是以气态形式排放元素Hg;B类(0.1R≤0.85),较易挥发元素As、Be、Ni、Cu、Se、Cd、Pb、Co、V;C类(E_R>0.85),主要残留在固体产物中元素Zn、Mn、Cr。     

Instrumental neutron activation analysis of coal and its combustion residues from a power plant

A growing demand of electrical energy derived from coal combustion led to a significant increase of coal ash as residues. Approximately 70 % of the fly ashes are recycled, while most of the bottom ashes have been land-filled in the ash pond in Korea. In this work, to evaluate the potential impacts of the residues from a coal power plant on the environment, its inorganic elemental components were determined by INAA and PGAA. Coal ash samples were collected from the biggest power plant complex in Korea. These samples were analyzed by using the NAA facilities in the HANARO research reactor of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. A total of 31 elements were analyzed in the samples, and certified reference materials were used for the analytical quality control. The enrichment status of a given metal in fuel coal and ashes was investigated by its concentration ratio. In order to assess the impact of the coal combustion residues on ecosystem, their concentrations determined for each respective type of the samples were compared to both reference data and nearby beach sand samples.     

Elemental characterization of coal ash and its leachates using sequential extraction techniques

Over 50 million tons of coal ash are produced annually in North America. Technological improvements in air pollution control have decreased stack emissions but have also increased contaminant concentrations in the ash of coal-fired boiler applications. The leaching of heavy metals and other elements during regulatory tests may cause coal ash ro be classified as hazardous waste, complicating land disposal. The hazardous nature of coal ash remains unclear because current toxicity tests fail to effectively characterize the elemental distribution and chemical solubility of trace metals in the landfill environment. Leaching characteristics of ash samples can be investigated with various laboratory extraction procedures in association with multi-elemental analytical techniques (e.g., neutron activation analysis and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy). Such methods provide more thorough analyses of coal ash leaching dynamics than the regulatory assessments can demonstrate. Regulatory elements including Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, and Se were shown to remain in largely insoluble forms while elements such as B and S leached at higher levels. Experimental results may assist operators of coal-fired boiler industries in selecting coal types and disposal options to curtail the leaching of potentially toxic inorganic contaminants.     

Composition and morphology of stack emissions from coal and oil fuelled boilers

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) together with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have been used in the study of fly ash from large electric power and heating plants. Two basic kinds of fly ash originating either from brown coal or heavy-oil combustion can be characterized both by morphology and trace element composition. INAA technique used consisted of both short (1 min) and long (2 h) activations to ensure the determination of 30–40 elements in each fly ash sample. The average composition and determination limits obtained by INAA for coal fly ash produced in several electric power plants burning two kinds of brown coal have been compared with those obtained for fly ash originating from heating plants burning heavy-oil. Coal fly ash showed much higher concentrations of many elements especially of Sc. La, Th, Cs, Ce, Sm, Rb and Al in comparison with oil fly ash. On the other hand, the latter contained relatively high concentrations of V and Ni. The results of INAA of fly ash samples can be used for the projection of efficient separating devices and for the evaluation and prediction of contamination levels in the vicinity of large emission sources.     

煤中有害元素的洗选洁净潜势

基于8个洗煤厂实采煤样的测试分析以及2个煤样的模拟洗选实验，对煤炭洗选过程中灰分、硫分及20种有害微量元素的脱除率进行了研究，并系统地探讨了这些有害元素的洁净潜势。结果表明：物理洗选不但能降低煤中的灰分与硫分，还能不同程度地脱除煤中有害微量元素；预测在物理洗选过程中，多数煤中灰分以及有害微量元素As、Co、Cu、Cr、Hg与Mn的脱除率大于50％，硫分的脱除率大于30％，其它有害微量元素Ba、Be、Cd、Cl、Mo、Ni、P、Pb、Sb、Se、Th、U、V与Zn的脱除率相对较低或表现出一个宽的变化范围。     

Determination of cadmium,mercury and lead in coal fly ash by slurry sampling electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Ultrasonic slurry sampling electrothermal vaporization isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (USS-ETV-ID-ICP-MS) has been applied to the determination of Cd, Hg and Pb in coal fly ash samples. Thioacetamide (TAC) was used as the modifier. Since the sensitivities of the elements studied in coal fly ash slurry and aqueous solution were quite different, isotope dilution method was used for the determination of Cd, Hg and Pb in these coal fly ash samples. The isotope ratios of each element were calculated from the peak areas of each injection peak. This method has been applied to the determination of Cd, Hg and Pb in NIST SRM 1633a coal fly ash reference material and a coal fly ash sample collected from Kaohsiung area. Analysis results of reference sample NIST SRM 1633a coal fly ash agreed satisfactorily with the certified values. The other sample determined by isotope dilution and method of standard additions was agreed satisfactorily. Precision was better than 6% for most of the determinations and accuracy was better than 4% with the USS-ETV-ID-ICP-MS method. Detection limits estimated from standard addition curves were in the range of 24–58, 6–28 and 108–110 ng g⁻¹ for Cd, Hg and Pb, respectively.     

Leachability of toxic elements from solid wastes

We have examined the leachability of the toxic elements cadmium, arsenic, mercury, and selenium from solid wastes. The solid wastes studied are municipal incinerator ash, coal fly ash, hospital incinerator ash, raw sewage sludge, sewage incinerator bottom ash, and sewage incinerator lagoon ash (which is a combination of bottom and fly ashes). Cadmium displayed the greatest leachability in all waste types, with 76% leached from the municipal refuse incinerator ash. Although the sources of elements in the wastes are diverse, the leachability and hence the bioavailability in the incinerator ash appears mainly determined by the volatility of the element.     

The leachability of elements in solid wastes

Landfills and waste disposal sites are now routinely used for disposal of solid wastes and their incinerator ashes. Trace elements from these ashes are leached by rain and acid rain into nearby waterways providing a pathway for toxic elements to re-enter the food chain and the human life cycle. This paper examines the mechanism and the extent of leaching of 20 elements viz. Ag, Al, As, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, La, Sb, Sc, Ce, Sm, Ta, V, W and Zn. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was used for the assay. The solid wastes studied are municipal refuse incinerator ash, coal fly ash, hospital incinerator ash, raw sewage sludge and its incinerator ash.     

Mg2+和Na+对高熔点煤灰熔融性的影响

以山西阳泉固庄高熔点煤灰为研究对象,通过向煤灰中添加不同量的MgO与Na₂CO₃,研究了Mg²⁺与Na⁺在高温下对煤灰熔融性的影响。研究结果表明,煤灰熔融温度随氧化镁的添加(5%~25%)单调下降;而随氧化钠添加(5%~25%)出现先降后升现象,在氧化钠添加量为15% 时,灰熔点达到最低。XRD分析表明,阳泉固庄煤灰熔融温度高(大于1 750℃)的原因是高温条件下耐熔矿物莫来石、方英石的存在。添加外加剂后,高温时外加剂与硅酸盐矿物反应,生成了更多的低共熔矿物霞石、堇青石等。同时,Mg²⁺和Na⁺的加入会使得非桥氧数量增多,高温煤灰低聚物增多,降低了煤灰的熔融温度。通过三元相图以及SEM分析,高温条件下煤灰中部分元素的富集以及团聚现象是导致Mg²⁺和Na⁺对煤灰熔融温度影响不同的原因。     

微波消解和电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法同时测定煤灰中的14种元素

应用微波消解和电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法同时测定煤灰中的常量、少量和微量元素Si、Al、Ca、Fe、Mg、Ti、K、Ba、Mn、V、Pb、Cr、Cu和Zn。考察了微波消解体系和消解条件，0．1g煤灰用10mL硝酸和1mL氢氟酸分解，加入10mL4％硼酸溶液分解氟化物沉淀。用本法测定煤飞灰标准参考物质的结果与标准值一致。方法准确，快速，回收率为94．2％～102．3％；RSD均小于5％。     

Production and separation of no-carrier-added 48V from 16O irradiated chlorine target

The viability of ground coal bottom ash as a potential Portland cement constituent to be used in building materials is assessed. Currently, coal fly ash is used to produce Portland cements and concretes. However, coal bottom ash is mainly landfilled. Gamma spectrometry analysis, compressive strength, physical and chemical testing were performed. The ground coal bottom ash activity concentration index (I = 1.03) was compared to that of the coal fly ash (I = 1.11) provided from the same thermo-electrical power plant. Ground coal bottom ash could be used in building materials in the same way as coal fly ash as a Portland cement constituent.