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Author Speight, James G

Title Handbook of coal analysis / James G. Speight
Edition Second edition
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2015]

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Series Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and Its Applications ; Volume 181
Chemical analysis ; Volume 181.
Contents Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: HISTORY AND TERMINOLOGY; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY; 1.3 PRECURSORS OF COAL; 1.4 COAL-FORMING PROCESSES; 1.5 HETEROATOMS IN COAL; 1.6 PHYSICAL STRUCTURE; 1.7 PETROLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY; 1.8 COAL AND COAL ANALYSIS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFICATION OF COAL; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; 2.3 STANDARD TEST METHODS; 2.4 COAL CLASSIFICATION; 2.5 USE OF COAL; 2.6 THE FUTURE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3: SAMPLING AND SAMPLE PREPARATION; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 SAMPLING
3.3 SAMPLE PREPARATION3.4 WASHABILITY; 3.5 ACCURACY AND PRECISION; 3.6 REPORTING COAL ANALYSES; 3.7 INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE DATA; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4: MINERAL MATTER; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE; 4.3 MINERAL TYPES; 4.4 EVALUATION; 4.5 CHEMISTRY OF ASH FORMATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5: PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 MOISTURE CONTENT; 5.3 ASH; 5.4 VOLATILE MATTER; 5.5 FIXED CARBON; 5.6 COAL ASSAY; 5.7 OTHER METHODS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6: ULTIMATE ANALYSIS; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 CARBON AND HYDROGEN; 6.3 NITROGEN; 6.4 OXYGEN; 6.5 SULFUR; 6.6 CHLORINE; 6.7 MERCURY
6.8 OTHER CONSTITUENTSREFERENCES; CHAPTER 7: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 DENSITY AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY; 7.3 POROSITY AND SURFACE AREA; 7.4 REFLECTANCE; 7.5 REFRACTIVE INDEX; 7.6 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; 7.7 DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; 7.8 DIELECTRIC STRENGTH; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8: THERMAL PROPERTIES; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 CALORIFIC VALUE; 8.3 HEAT CAPACITY; 8.4 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; 8.5 PLASTIC AND AGGLUTINATING PROPERTIES; 8.6 FREE SWELLING INDEX; 8.7 ASH FUSIBILITY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; 9.1 INTRODUCTION; 9.2 STRENGTH; 9.3 HARDNESS; 9.4 FRIABILITY
9.5 GRINDABILITY9.6 OTHER MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10: SOLVENT PROPERTIES AND SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 SOLVENT PROPERTIES; 10.3 SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11: THE NEED FOR COAL ANALYSIS; 11.1 INTRODUCTION; 11.2 IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTER OF COAL; 11.3 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; 11.4 PRODUCTION; 11.5 PREPARATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND STORAGE; 11.6 UTILIZATION; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; COMMON CONVERSION FACTORS USED IN COAL TECHNOLOGY; INDEX; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; End User License Agreement
Summary Provides users with everything they need to know about testing and analysis of coal -Includes new coverage on environmental issues and regulations as related to coal -Provides the reader with the necessary information about testing and analyzing coal and relays the advantages and limitations in understanding the quality and performance of coal -Explains the meaning of test results and how these results can predict coal behavior and its corresponding environmental impact during use -Includes a comprehensive Glossary which defines items in straightforward language that enable readers to better understand the terminology related to coal -Treats issues related to sampling, and accuracy and precision of analysis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Coal -- Analysis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
Coal -- Analysis.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2014043888
ISBN 9781119038320
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