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Determination of trace elements in coal by atomic-absorption spectroscopy

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5457398
Methods based on atomic-absorption spectrophotometry, and involving various techniques for dissolution and measurement of the sample, have been developed for the determination of trace elements in coal. Non-volatile elements are determined by flame atomic absorption, and vanadium by electrothermal atomization of a solution, after ashing of the sample and dissolution of the residue with acid. Arsenic, selenium, bismuth, and tellurium are determined by hydride generation on a separate portion of the sample that has been ashed in the presence of sodium carbonate and fused with sodium peroxide. The laboratory methods are detailed in the appendices.
Research Organization:
Council for Mineral Technology, Randburg (South Africa)
OSTI ID:
5457398
Report Number(s):
PB-84-119601; MINTEK-M-121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English