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Spinels in the fly ash of power plant Rybnik (Poland)

  • Central Mining Institute
  • University of Bielsko-Biala

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Abstract

The Power Plant Rybnik (Elektrownia Rybnik) is one of many in Poland, which is coal-fired. Fly ash, as is well known, are combustion by-products, which are mineral residue from burning coal. Their phase composition depends mainly on the quality of fuel (coal) and combustion conditions. In the mineral composition of the examined ashes one has identified minerals such as: glaze, quartz, mullite, spinels, hematite, and unburnt coal. Spinels present in the fly ash can be a source of some metals, and due to the magnetic properties of some of them, are easy to separate from the ashes. The paper presents the variation of the chemical composition of spinels found in fly ash from the Power Plant Rybnik (Poland). As the test results indicate, representatives of this group of minerals in the system: (i) Fe2+/(Mg2++Fe2+) – Fe3+/(Al3++Fe3+) are: magnesioferrite, magnetite, ferrian pleonaste and hercynite, (ii) Cr – Al – Fe3+: Al-magnetite i Fe-spinels, (iii) Fe3+ – Al3+ – Cr3+: magnetite and hercynite, (iv) rutile – hematite – wustite: spinels similar to the composition of magnetite.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEducation and Accreditation in Geosciences; Environmental Legislation, Multilateral Relations And Funding Opportunities
PublisherInternational Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference
Pages1051-1058
Number of pages8
Edition11
ISBN (Print)9786197408263
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event17th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference, SGEM 2017 - Albena, Bulgaria
Duration: 29 Jun 20175 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameInternational Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM
Number11
Volume17
ISSN (Print)1314-2704

Conference

Conference17th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference, SGEM 2017
Country/TerritoryBulgaria
CityAlbena
Period29/06/175/07/17

Keywords

  • Ferrian pleonaste
  • Fly ash
  • Hercynite
  • Magnesioferrite
  • Magnetite

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Geology

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