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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