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The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples

Edited by Curtis A. Palmer
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144


Determination of 25 Elements in Coal Ash from 8 Argonne Premium Coal Samples by Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry

By Paul H. Briggs

Table 1. Wavelengths, operating ranges, and decomposition methods used for determining concentrations of 25 elements in coal ash from 8 Argonned Premium Coal samples by ICAP-AES (inductively coupled arogn plasma-atomic emission spectrometry).

[l, wavelength; nm, nanometer; ppm, parts per million; %, weight percent]

Element l(nm) Range Decomposition
Al 309.2 0.04-100% Sinter
B 249.7 40-100% Sinter
Ba 455.4 8-10,000 ppm Sinter
Be 313.0 4-10,000 ppm Acid
Ca 317.9 0.04-100 % Sinter
Element l(nm) Range Decomposition
Co 228.6 4-10,000 ppm Acid
Cr 267.7 4-10,000 ppm Acid
Cu 324.7 4-10,000 ppm Acid
Fe 271.4 0.04-100 % Sinter
K 766.4 0.04-100 % Sinter
Element l(nm) Range Decomposition
Li 670.7 8-10,000 ppm Acid
Mg 285.2 0.04-100 % Sinter
Mn 257.6 16-10,000 ppm Acid
Na 588.9 0.01-100 % Acid
Ni 231.6 8-10,000 ppm Acid
Element l(nm) Range Decomposition
P 213.6 0.04-100 % Sinter
Sc 424.6 8-10,000 ppm Acid
Si 251.6 0.04-100 % Sinter
Sr 421.5 8-10,000 ppm Acid
Th 401.9 16-10,000 ppm Acid
Element l(nm) Range Decomposition
Ti 334.9 0.04-100 % Sinter
V 292.4 8-10,000 ppm Acid
Y 321.6 8-10,000 ppm Acid
Zn 213.8 8-10,000 ppm Acid
Zr 339.1 16-10,000 ppm Sinter
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