The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples
Edited by Curtis A. Palmer
1997
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144
Determination of Major and Trace Elements in Eight Argonne Premium Coal Samples (Ash and Whole Coal) by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
By John R. Evans, George A. Sellers, Robert G. Johnson, Davison V. Vivit, and Judy Kent
Table 1. Secondary targets used for ECSRF analysis.
| Element | Secondary target |
| Cr | Fe |
| Ni, Cu, Zn | Ge |
| Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb | Ag |
| Ba, La, Ce | Gd |
Table 2. Major-oxide concentrations (in weight percent) in coal ash determined by WDXRF (reported on an ash basis).
| Coal sample | Na2O | MgO | Al2O3 | SiO2 | P2O5 | SO3 | K2O | CaO | TiO2 | MnO | Fe2O3 |
| UF PC-1-1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 41.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | <0.1 | 21.0 |
| UF PC-1-2 | .2 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 42.7 | .1 | nd | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 | <.1 | 19.9 |
| UF PC-1-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| WY PC-2-1 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 15.0 | 31.0 | .7 | 6.4 | .4 | 18.1 | 1.0 | <.1 | 5.6 |
| WY PC-2-2 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 14.9 | 31.5 | .7 | 9.9 | .4 | 18.9 | 1.0 | <.1 | 5.4 |
| WY PC-2-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| IL PC-3-1 | 1.1 | .9 | 14.1 | 40.2 | .1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 7.8 | .7 | <.1 | 23.9 |
| IL PC-3-2 | .8 | .9 | 14.0 | 40.2 | .1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 7.7 | .7 | <.1 | 23.8 |
| IL PC-3-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| PITT PC-4-1 | .6 | .6 | 20.3 | 45.4 | .2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | <.1 | 22.6 |
| PITT PC-4-2 | .4 | .6 | 20.0 | 45.8 | .2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | <.1 | 22.2 |
| PITT PC-4-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| POC PC-5-1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 19.6 | 32.7 | .1 | 6.6 | .7 | 11.7 | 1.2 | <.1 | 14.0 |
| POC PC-5-2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 19.5 | 32.2 | .1 | 6.0 | .7 | 11.7 | 1.2 | <.1 | 14.1 |
| POC PC-5-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| UT PC-6-1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 15.2 | 41.5 | .1 | 8.3 | .6 | 12.2 | .8 | <.1 | 9.0 |
| UT PC-6-2 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| UT PC-6-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| WV PC-7-1 | .3 | .7 | 30.8 | 54.0 | .1 | .7 | 2.9 | .4 | 2.1 | <.1 | 2.8 |
| WV PC-7-2 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| WV PC-7-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| ND PC-8-1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 17.3 | .4 | 20.5 | .4 | 22.6 | .3 | .1 | 6.7 |
| ND PC-8-2 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| ND PC-8-3 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
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