Abstract
X-ray fluorescence, optical emission, atomic absorption, neutron activation, and standard ASTM chemical methods are used at the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) to supply accurate and reliable data on the chemical composition of coal and coal-derived materials. Accuracy of the methods is demonstrated by examples from interlaboratory comparisons for many elements and by comparison of ISGS results with certified values and literature results from reference coal samples from the National Bureau of Standards.
Trace element mobility during coal pyrolysis, methods of coal beneficiation, chemical forms of elements in coal, and use of elemental distribution patterns to help interpret the geochemistry of the Illinois Basin coal fields are among the topics currently being investigated.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
American Society for Testing and Materials, 1978, Test for forms of sulfur in coal, D 2492-77, in: 1978 Annual book of ASTM standards, Part 26, gaseous fuels; coal and coke; atmospheric analysis, ASTM, Philadelphia, p. 332–337.
Germani, M. S., Gokmen, I., Sigleo, A. C., Kowalczyk, G. S., Olmez, I., Small, A., Anderson, D. L., Failey, M. D., Guloval, M. C., Choquette, C. E., Lepel, E. A., Gordon, G. E., and Zoller, W. H., 1980, Concentrations of elements in the National Bureau of Standards bituminous and subbituminous coal standard reference materials, Analytical Chemistry, v. 52, p. 240–245.
Gladney, E. S., 1980, Elemental concentrations in NBS biological and environmental standard reference materials, Analytica Chimica Acta, v. 118, p. 385–396.
Gluskoter, H. J., Ruch, R. R., Miller, W. G., Cahill, R. A., Dreher, G. B., and Kuhn, J. K., 1977, Trace elements in coal: Occurrence and distribution, Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 499, 154 p.
Kuhn, J. K., Fiene, F. L., Cahill, R. A., Gluskoter, H. J., and Shimp, N. F., 1980, Abundance of trace and minor elements in organic and mineral fractions of coal, Illinois State Geological Survey, Environmental Geology Notes 88, 67 p.
Ondov, J. M., Zoller, W. H., Olmez, I., Aras, N. K., Gordon, G. E., Rancitelli, L. A., Abel, K. H., Filby, R. H., Shah, K. R. and Ragaini, R. C., 1975, Elemental concentrations in the National Bureau of Standards1 environmental coal and fly ash standard reference materials, Analytical Chemistry, v. 47, p. 1102–1111.
Ruch, R. R., Gluskoter, H. J., and Shimp, N. F., 1974, Occurrence and distribution of potentially volatile trace elements in coal, Illinois State Geological Survey, Environmental Geology Notes 72, 96 p.
Ruch, R. R., Russell, S. J., Malhotra, R., Steele, J. D., Bhagwat, S. B., Dreher, G. B., Cahill, R. A., Frost, J. K., Harvey, R. D. and Ashby, J. F., 1979, Determination of valuable metals in liquefaction process residues, Illinois State Geological Survey Final Report to Department of Energy, FE-8004-42, 187 p.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1982 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Cahill, R.A., Frost, J.K., Camp, L.R., Ruch, R.R. (1982). Application and Comparison of Neutron Activation Analysis with Other Analytical Methods for the Analysis of Coal. In: Filby, R.H., Carpenter, B.S., Ragaini, R.C. (eds) Atomic and Nuclear Methods in Fossil Energy Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4133-8_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4133-8_8
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-4135-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-4133-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive