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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004760803321

Titolo

Coal-geology and combustion / / edited by Glenn B. Stracher, Anupma Prakash, Ellina V. Sokol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2011

ISBN

1-282-87861-1

9786612878619

0-08-093163-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Collana

Coal and peat fires : a global perspective ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

StracherGlenn B

PrakashAnupma

SokolEllina V

Disciplina

662.62

553.2

Soggetti

Coal

Peatland animals

Coal - Geology

Peat - Geology

Coal - Combustion

Peat - Combustion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective; Captions for Front Cover Photos; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Coal Formation and the Origin of Coal Fires; 1.1. The Formation of Coal; Introduction; Geologic Distribution of Coal Seams; Coal Swamps; Cyclothems; Coalification; Coal Composition; 1.2. Origin of Coal Fires; Introduction; Incidence of Coal Fires; Ignition and Propagation of Coal Fires; Control of Coal Fires; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Important Terms; References; WWW Addresses: Additional Reading

Chapter 2. Coal-Mining Techniques and Coal Fires2.1. Brief History of Coal Mining; Introduction; Evolution of Coal Mining; Coal-Mining Techniques; Coal-Mining Machines; 2.2. Underground Coal Mining;



Underground Mining; Methods of Coal Mining; The Special Case of Anthracite Mining; Ventilation; 2.3. Surface Coal Mining; Surface Mining; Contour Mining; Area Mining; Auger Mining; Mountain Top Removal; 2.4. Coal Mining and Coal Fires; Discovery and Investigation; Monitoring; Mine Atmosphere; Abatement; Acknowledgments; Important Terms; References; WWWAddresses: Additional Reading

Chapter 3. Spontaneous Combustion and Coal Petrology3.1. Spontaneous Combustion and Coal Petrology; Introduction; Maceral Composition of Coal; Inorganic Matter in Coal; Microlithotypes; Lithotypes; Coal Rank; Coal Petrology and Spontaneous Combustion; Important Terms; References; WWWAddresses: Additional Reading; Chapter 4. Coal and Ancient Man: Cremation at the Tschudi Burn, Chan Chan, Northern Peru; 4.1. Coal and Ancient Man; Introduction; Coal in Peru; Chan Chan; Metallurgical Furnace or Crematorium; Temperature of the Tschudi Burn; Calcium in the Soil; Sulfur in the Soil

Fuel Ash Chemistry Oxide and Trace Element Data; 14C Date; Cremation in Society; Fuel for Cremation; Cremation at the Tschudi Burn; Discussion; References; WWWAddresses: Additional Reading; Chapter 5. Geotechnical and Environmental Problems: Coal and Spontaneous Combustion; 5.1. Geotechnical and Environmental Problems; Introduction; Origin of Spontaneous Combustion; Spontaneous Combustion: Life and Human Health; Coal Seam and Colliery-Spoil Heap Fires; Control and Prevention of Spontaneous Combustion and Coal Fires; Examples of Spontaneous Combustion and Coal Fires; Conclusions

Acknowledgments Important Terms; References; Chapter 6. The Effects of Global Coal Fires; 6.1. The Global Catastrophe; Introduction; The Mining Hazard; Catastrophic Coal Fires; Discussion; Acknowledgments; Important Terms; References; WWW Addresses: Additional Reading; Chapter 7. Environmental and Health Impacts of Coal Fires; 7.1. Environmental and Health Impacts of Coal Fires; Introduction; Environmental Consequences; Health-Related Effects; Discussion; Important Terms; References; WWW Addresses: Additional Reading; Chapter 8. Analysis of Coal-Mine-Fire Gas; 8.1. Trace Gas Analyses

Introduction

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an atlas of coal combustion minerals from around the world. The minerals include those that condense from coal gass and those associated with combustion metamorphism due to burning coal, although minerals associated with the burning of coal in industrial processed are also included.The atlas is fully illustrated in color and include photos taken in the field, in the lab and SEM photos illustrating the intricate details of the minerals as well as mineral reactions. X-ray diffractograms, mineral and gas analyses, a detailed description of each phase identified, and some thermody