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1 online resource (xviii, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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This book is an integrated approach towards the applications of coal (organic) petrology and discusses the role of this science in the field of coal and coal-related topics. Coal petrology needs to be seen as a continuum of organic (macerals) and inorganic (minerals and trace elements) contributions to the total coal structure, with the overprint of coal rank. All this influences the behavior of coal in utilization, the coal by-products, the properties of coal as a reservoir for methane or a sequestration site for carbon dioxide, and the relationships of coal utilization with health and environmental issues. The interaction of coal properties and coal utilization begins at the mine face. The breakage of the coal in mining influences its subsequent beneficiation. Beneficiation is fundamental to the proper combustion of coal and is vital to the preparation of the feedstock for the production of metallurgical coke. An understanding of basic coal properties is important for achieving reductions in trace element emissions and improving the efficiency of combustion and combined-cycle gasification. The production of methane from coal beds is related to the properties of the in situ coal. Similarly, coal bed sequestration of carbon dioxide produced from combustion is dependent on the reservoir properties. Environmental problems accompany coal on its way from the mine to the point of utilization and beyond. Health aspects related with coal mining and coal utilization are also included because, in planning for coal use, it is impossible to separate environmental and health issues from the discussion of coal utilization. The book is aimed at a wide audience, ranging from researchers, lecturers and students to professionals in industry and discusses issues (such as the environmental, and health) that are of concern to the general public as a whole. Key Features: - This book focuses on the applications of coal (organic) petrology to our modern society. - It is an integrated approach to help the reader appreciate the importance of coal quality and coal utilization. Coal composition (macerals, mineral, trace elements) and the overprint of coal rank are treated together. - The book synthesises all the possibilities of the organic petrology as a tool for coal utilization in conventional applications (mining and beneficiation, coal combustion, gasification, liquefaction, carbonization), as a precursor of carbon materials and as a petroleum source and reservoir rock. - The role of applied petrology in the characterization of solid by-products from coal utilization is also discussed. - In addition, this book describes the present status of environmental and health problems linked to coal utilization and the ways in which such problems might be overcome in the future. |
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Preview -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic factors controlling coal quality and technological behavior of coal -- 3. Mining and benefication -- 4. Coal combustion -- 5. Coal gasification -- 6. Coal liquefaction -- 7. Coal carbonization -- 8. Coal-derived carbons -- 9. Coal as a Petroleum Source Rock and Reservoir Rock -- 10. Environmental and health aspects -- 11. Other applications of coal petrology -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-380) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Coal -- Geology.
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Coal -- Environmental aspects.
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Coal -- Analysis.
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Charbon -- Géologie.
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Charbon -- Analyse.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Coal -- Analysis
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Coal -- Environmental aspects
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Coal -- Geology
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Academic Dissertation |
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dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Added Author |
Suárez-Ruiz, Isabel.
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Crelling, John C.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Applied coal petrology. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / Academic Press, ©2008 9780080450513 (DLC) 2008026452 (OCoLC)213839521 |
| ISBN |
9780080951546 (ebrary) |
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0080951546 (ebrary) |
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9780080559001 (electronic bk.) |
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008055900X (electronic bk.) |
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9780080450513 (electronic book.) |
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0080450512 (electronic book.) |
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1281763055 |
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9781281763051 |
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128275534X |
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9781282755345 |
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9786612755347 |
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6612755342 |
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9786611763053 |
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6611763058 |
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0080450512 (hbk.) |
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AU@ 000048131031 |
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AU@ 000048592738 |
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CDX 9645044 |
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CHNEW 001007715 |
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DEBBG BV039829694 |
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DEBBG BV042314656 |
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DEBSZ 405320337 |
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NZ1 13068790 |
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NZ1 15595887 |
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UKMGB 017594900 |
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