Inorganic Geochemistry of Coal explains how to determine the concentrations and modes of occurrence of elements in coal, how to diminish adverse effects of toxic elements on the environment and human health, which elements in coal could be industrially utilized, and which elements can be successfully used as indications for deciphering depositional environments and tectonic evolution. As coal use will remain at an all-time high for the next several decades, there is a critical need for understanding the properties of this fuel to ensure efficient use, encourage its economic by-product potential, and to help minimize its negative technological, environmental and health impacts.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page xxii 2. Chapter 2 : Analytical methods for elements in coal - p. Page 2 3. Chapter 3 : Abundance of elements in coal - p. Page 35 4. Chapter 4 : Definition of modes of occurrence of elements in coal - p. Page 45 5. Chapter 5 : The importance of abundance and modes of occurrence of element in coals - p. Page 51 6. Chapter 6 : Modes of occurrence of elements in coal - p. Page 66 7. Chapter 7 : Minerals in coal as the hosts of chemical elements - p. Page 158 8. Chapter 8 : Enrichment mechanisms of elements in coal - p. Page 185 9. Chapter 9 : Health impacts of the inorganic constituents in coal - p. Page 205 10. Chapter 10 : Critical elements in coal - p. Page 233 11. Chapter 11 : Future directions and applications - p. Page 380 12. References - p. Page 383 13. Index - p. Page 383
Inorganic Geochemistry of Coal explains how to determine the concentrations and modes of occurrence of elements in coal, how to diminish adverse effects of toxic elements on the environment and human health, which elements in coal could be industrially utilized, and which elements can be successfully used as indications for deciphering depositional environments and tectonic evolution. As coal use will remain at an all-time high for the next several decades, there is a critical need for understanding the properties of this fuel to ensure efficient use, encourage its economic by-product potential, and to help minimize its negative technological, environmental and health impacts.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page xxii 2. Chapter 2 : Analytical methods for elements in coal - p. Page 2 3. Chapter 3 : Abundance of elements in coal - p. Page 35 4. Chapter 4 : Definition of modes of occurrence of elements in coal - p. Page 45 5. Chapter 5 : The importance of abundance and modes of occurrence of element in coals - p. Page 51 6. Chapter 6 : Modes of occurrence of elements in coal - p. Page 66 7. Chapter 7 : Minerals in coal as the hosts of chemical elements - p. Page 158 8. Chapter 8 : Enrichment mechanisms of elements in coal - p. Page 185 9. Chapter 9 : Health impacts of the inorganic constituents in coal - p. Page 205 10. Chapter 10 : Critical elements in coal - p. Page 233 11. Chapter 11 : Future directions and applications - p. Page 380 12. References - p. Page 383 13. Index - p. Page 383
