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Study on arsenic, selenium, and lead produced in coal combustion: bibliometric method

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The literature on trace element pollutants (arsenic, selenium, lead) produced during coal burning from 2007 to 2020 was summarized by the bibliometric method, and the characteristics of published articles and research trends were analyzed. Taking 2007 as the starting point for statistics on articles in this research direction, there was a process of rapid growth in the total number of published articles by 2015, and it was increased over time. In the last 5 years of statistics, it is found that the number of articles published in China is the largest, accounting for almost half of the total. Most of the articles are published in the fields of energy, environmental protection, etc. Among them, the research on arsenic, selenium, and lead is mainly related to the use of adsorbents. At the same time, the effects of temperature, catalyst, material, and other conditions on the removal efficiency of arsenic, selenium, and lead in coal were considered. Application of photocatalysis, preparation of new adsorption materials, and mining of the properties of existing materials under different experimental conditions are a good development prospect.

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This work was partially sponsored by National Key Research and Development Program (2018YFB0605103), National Natural Science Foundation of China (52076126), and Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (18ZR1416200). All funds in this article have been declared and used in data collection and analysis.

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    Qilin Zhang, Biao Wu, Jiang Wu, Weiqun Chu, Lingxia Qiao, Bowen Zhang, Peng Shen & Tianhang Tang

  2. School of Hydraulic Energy and Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, China

    Yongfeng Qi

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Biao Wu, Daolei Wang, Jiang Wu, Yongfeng Qi, Weiqun Chu, Lingxia Qiao, Bowen Zhang, and Peng Shen. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Qilin Zhang and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhang, Q., Wu, B., Wu, J. et al. Study on arsenic, selenium, and lead produced in coal combustion: bibliometric method. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 32190–32199 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14197-7

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