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Characterization of a Lignite Ash from the Metc Gasifier II. Scanning Electron Microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

R. J. Stevenson
Affiliation:
Natural Materials Analytical Laboratory, North Dakota Mining and Mineral Resource Research Institute, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202
R. A. Larsen
Affiliation:
Natural Materials Analytical Laboratory, North Dakota Mining and Mineral Resource Research Institute, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202
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Abstract

Lignite coal ash produced in a stirred, fixed-bed gasifier at the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC) has been studied by scanning electron microscopy using both morphologic and chemical analyses. Detailed chemical analyses of phases, grains, and traverses across grains illustrate the heterogeneous nature of the ash. These data support the concept that most of the ash was formed by partial melting and subsequent crystallization and agglomeration.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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