Nuclear assay of coal. Volume 1. Coal composition by prompt neutron activation analysis: basic experiments. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6423437

Reynolds, G; Bozorganesh, H; Elias, E; Gozani, T; Maung, T; Orphan, V

Using californium-252 as a source of exciting neutrons, prompt gamma photons emitted by elemental nuclei in the coal have been measured using several detectors, including sodium--iodide and germanium--lithium. Several coal types, including bituminous, subbituminous lignite and anthracite were crushed to various top sizes and analyzed carefully be traditional ASTM wet chemistry techniques at two or three different laboratories. The elements (sulfur, hydrogen, carbon, aluminum, silicon, iron, calcium, sodium, nitrogen, and chlorine) were determined by prompt neutron activations and the quantities compared with those of the wet chemical analyses.

• Research Organization: Science Applications, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6423437
• Report Number(s): EPRI-FP-989(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALUMINIUM
ANTHRACITE
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BITUMINOUS COAL
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BROWN COAL
CALCIUM
CARBON
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CHLORINE
COAL
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HADRON REACTIONS
HALOGENS
HYDROGEN
IRON
LIGNITE
METALS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
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SILICON
SODIUM
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