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 4. Chlorine and phosphorus oxide concentrations (in weight percent) in whole coal determined by WDXRF.
| Coal sample | Cl | P2O5 | Coal sample | Cl | P2O5 |
| UF PC-1-1 | 0.15 | <0.01 | POC PC-5-1 | 0.16 | <0.01 |
| UF PC-1-2 | .14 | <.01 | POC PC-5-2 | .16 | <.01 |
| UF PC-1-3 | .15 | <.01 | POC PC-5-3 | .16 | <.01 |
| WY PC-2-1 | <.01 | .06 | UT PC-6-1 | <.01 | <.01 |
| WY PC-2-2 | <.01 | .05 | UT PC-6-2 | <.01 | <.01 |
| WY PC-2-3 | <.01 | .06 | UT PC-6-3 | <.01 | <.01 |
| IL PC-3-1 | .05 | <.01 | WV PC-7-1 | .04 | <.01 |
| IL PC-3-2 | .05 | <.01 | WV PC-7-2 | .04 | <.01 |
| IL PC-3-3 | .06 | <.01 | WV PC-7-3 | .05 | <.01 |
| PITT PC-4-1 | .06 | .02 | ND PC-8-1 | <.01 | .04 |
| PITT PC-4-2 | .06 | .02 | ND PC-8-2 | <.01 | .04 |
| PITT PC-4-3 | .07 | .02 | ND PC-8-3 | <.01 | .04 |
Table 5. Trace-element concentrations (in micrograms per gram, µg/g) in whole coal determined by EDXRF.
[nd, not determined]
| Coal sample | Cr | Ni | Cu | Zn | Rb | Sr | Y | Zr | Nb | Ba | La | Ce |
| UF PC-1-1 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 61 | nd | 24 | nd | 54 | 31 | 27 |
| UF PC-1-2 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 63 | nd | 22 | nd | 68 | 9 | 46 |
| UF PC-1-3 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 31 | 20 | 61 | nd | 24 | nd | 59 | 9 | 48 |
| WY PC-2-1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 292 | nd | 19 | nd | 404 | 4 | 18 |
| WY PC-2-2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 300 | nd | 21 | nd | 407 | 4 | 21 |
| WY PC-2-3 | nd | 8 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 291 | nd | 17 | nd | 415 | 11 | 35 |
| IL PC-3-1 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 137 | 22 | 33 | nd | 24 | nd | 112 | 16 | 23 |
| IL PC-3-2 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 105 | 17 | 30 | nd | 22 | nd | 122 | 15 | 39 |
| IL PC-3-3 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 186 | 21 | 35 | nd | 24 | nd | 129 | 15 | 64 |
| PITT PC-4-1 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 59 | nd | 15 | nd | 46 | 23 | 19 |
| PITT PC-4-2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 61 | nd | 17 | nd | 22 | 1 | 25 |
| PITT PC-4-3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 69 | nd | 18 | nd | 19 | 2 | 6 |
| POC PC-5-1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 86 | nd | 10 | nd | 134 | 1 | 4 |
| POC PC-5-2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 77 | nd | 8 | nd | 124 | 4 | 19 |
| POC PC-5-3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 93 | nd | 11 | nd | 164 | 10 | 8 |
| UT PC-6-1 | <10 | 5 | 8 | <2 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 20 | <10 | 28 | 9 | 20 |
| UT PC-6-2 | <10 | 5 | 8 | <2 | 2 | 65 | <2 | 17 | <10 | 32 | 9 | 13 |
| UT PC-6-3 | <10 | 5 | 8 | <2 | 3 | 66 | <2 | 16 | <10 | 28 | 11 | 12 |
| WV PC-7-1 | 50 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 43 | 87 | 19 | 106 | 13 | 230 | 15 | 64 |
| WV PC-7-2 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 43 | 87 | 20 | 102 | <10 | 202 | 18 | 54 |
| WV PC-7-3 | 48 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 40 | 83 | 17 | 101 | 13 | 200 | 14 | 48 |
| ND PC-8-1 | <10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 800 | <2 | 20 | <10 | 1000 | 8 | 21 |
| ND PC-8-2 | <10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 802 | <2 | 19 | <10 | 1040 | 6 | 19 |
| ND PC-8-3 | <10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 753 | <2 | 17 | <10 | 1060 | 10 | 17 |
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