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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 14, 2017
Energy and Fuels 2016
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Article Number | 02006 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Fuels | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171402006 | |
Published online | 15 March 2017 |
Assessment of the content of arsenic in solid by-products from coal combustion
AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
* Corresponding author: wieronsk@agh.edu.pl
The coal combustion processes constitute one of the major sources of heavy metals emission into the atmosphere. From the point of view of the reduction of the emission of heavy metals and the selection of the correct exhaust gas treatment system, it is important to monitor the amount of trace elements in the solid fuels and in the solid by-products from coal combustion. One of these highly toxic elements is arsenic. The average content of arsenic in Polish hard coals and lignites is 0 ÷ 40 mg/kg [1] and 5 ÷ 15 mg/kg [2], respectively. The world average content of arsenic in hard coals and lignites, is equal to 9.0 ± 0.8 and 7.4 ± 1.4 mg/kg [3], respectively. During coal combustion processes, a significant amount of arsenic enters the atmosphere through gases and fly ashes. The proportions in which those two forms of arsenic occur in exhaust gases depend on the conditions of combustion processes [4]. The aim of the research was to determine the content of arsenic in coal blends and by-products of their combustion (slag, fly ash, gypsum, filter cakes). The determination of the arsenic quantity was performed using the Atomic Absorption Spectrometry with the electrothermal atomization.
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