Bandopadhayay, A.K. (2010) Determination of quartz content for Indian coals using an FTIR technique. International Journal of Coal Geology , 81 (1). pp. 73-78. ISSN 0166-5162

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Abstract

A suite of thirteen Indian thermal coals have been subjected to FTIR examination to determine their quartz content. The coal samples were ashed at 815±10 °C using standard procedures and the high temperature ash (HTA) of each coal was used to make a tablet with KBr under pressure. Each tablet was then subjected to FTIR scanning to obtain a spectrum at a resolution of 2 cm−1. The 800 cm−1 quartz doublet observed in each spectrum was used to obtain quantitative information on the percentage of quartz present. The data were compared with interpretations from ash analysis. The result showed a good correlation between the two sets of data (R2=0.84), suggesting the potential of the method for routine testing of quartz content of coal in laboratory, especially as it takes less time than other methods.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Quartz Thermal coal FTIR Ash analysis
Subjects:	Non-Conventional Energy and Instrumentation
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr. Satyendra Kumar Singh
Date Deposited:	28 Dec 2011 09:16
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 09:16
URI:	http://cimfr.csircentral.net/id/eprint/515

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