Mineral Resources Institute and Alabama Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute annual report of activities, October 1, 1982-September 30, 1983

Technical Report · Tue Nov 15 04:00:00 UTC 1983

OSTI ID:6728922

The purpose of the Mineral Resources Institute program is to strengthen education in the mineral and fossil fuel sciences and to stimulate research leading to more effective and efficient utilization of the mineral resources of the state, region, and the nation. In fulfilling this commitment, the Mineral Resources Institute carries out or supports basic and applied research in coal, lignite, oil shale, petroleum, natural gas, metallic ores, and industrial minerals involving chemistry, physics, chemical, metallurgical, mineral, civil engineering, geology, and other specialized disciplines. The Institute consists of a staff of research professionals with backgrounds in geology, mining, metallurgy, mineral processing, and the chemistry and chemical engineering disciplines. The combination of disciplines provides the broad capabilities to conduct programs encompassing geological exploration, mineral resources evaluation, land use, land reclamation, rapid excavation, geochemistry, petrology, hydrology, rock mechanics, mineral processing and extraction, ecology, and health and safety. The research facilities of MRI include laboratories designed for bench scale, fundamental and applied research and development. This report covers significant activities of the Mineral Resources Institute and the Alabama Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute during the period October 1, 1982 through September 30, 1982.

• Research Organization: Alabama Univ., University (USA). School of Mines and Energy Development
• OSTI ID: 6728922
• Report Number(s): NP-4901582; ON: TI84901582
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040000 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands
AGGLOMERATION
ALABAMA
ALKANES
ALLOYS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BLAST EFFECTS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CARBON
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COAL DEPOSITS
COAL FINES
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
COATINGS
COMMINUTION
CONCRETES
CORROSION RESISTANCE
DECOMPOSITION
DEGASSING
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTAL MINERALS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION IV
FLOTATION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GRAPHITE
GRINDING
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGENATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LIQUEFACTION
LIQUIDS
MACHINING
MATERIALS
METHANE
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
MINING
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SHALES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
REFINING
REINFORCED CONCRETE
REINFORCED MATERIALS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
RESOURCES
RETORTING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STATE GOVERNMENT
STEELS
SURFACE MINING
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USA