Dry-ashing

Selected references to Section III these procedures were adapted from The Society for Analytical Chemistry, Official, Standardised and Recommended Methods of Analysis [8h] and Gorsuch [139]. 

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Drug testing Drum agglomerators Drum brakes Drum packages Drums Dry ash... 

Operating parameters of this German plant, on the basis of one cubic meter of raw gas, iaclude 0.139 m O2, 0.9 kg briquettes, 1.15 kg steam, 1.10 kg feed water, 0.016 kWh, and 1.30 kg gas Hquor produced. Gasifier output is 1850 m /h and gas yield is 1465 m /t dry, ash-free coal. The coal briquettes have a 19% moisture content, 7.8% ash content (dry basis), and ash melting poiat of 1270°C. Thermal efficiency of the gas production process is about 60%, limited by the quaHty and ash melting characteristics of the coal. Overall efficiency from raw coal to finished products is less than 50%. 

The effects of rank on both compressive and impact strength have been studied, and usual minima were found at 20—25% dry, ash-free volatile matter (88—90 wt % carbon). Accordingly, the Hardgrove grindabiUty index exhibits maximum values in this area. 

Fig. 9. Composition of volatile matter as a function of rank (bright coals) at (a) 500°C and (b) 900°C. The wt % of C is on a dry ash-free basis of unheated...

Eig. 4. Product yields for EDS process on D on once-through and a bottoms recycle basis for various types of coal. DAF = dry ash free. 

Coal analyses are reported on severalbases, and it is customaiy to select the basis best suited to the application. The as-received basis represents the weight percentage of each constituent in the sample as received in the laboratoiy. The sample itself may be coal as fired, as mined, or as prepared for a particular use. The moisture-free (diy) basis is generally the most useful basis because performance calculations can be easily corrected for the ac tual moisture content at the point of use. The dry, ash-free basis is frequently used to approximate... 

The relationships between specific heat and water content and between specific heat and ash content are hnear. Given the specific heat on a dry, ash-free basis, it can be corrected to an as-received basis. The specific heat and enthalpy of coal to 1366 K (2000°F) are given in Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book (part lA, U.S. Dept, of Energy, 1984). 

Status of Indirect Liquefaction Technology The only commercial indirect coal liquefaction plants for the production of transportation fuels are operated by SASOL in South Africa. Construction of the original plant was begun in 1950, and operations began in 1955. This plant employs both fixed-bed (Arge) and entrained-bed (Synthol) reactors. Two additional plants were later constructed with start-ups in 1980 and 1983. These latter plants employ dry-ash Lurgi Mark IV coal gasifiers and entrained-bed (Synthol) reactors for synthesis gas conversion. These plants currently produce 45 percent of South Africa s transportation fuel requirements, and, in addition, they produce more than 120 other products from coal. 

For exposure of reasons of observable discrepancy of results of the analysis simulated experiment with application synthetic reference samples of aerosols [1]. The models have demonstrated absence of significant systematic errors in results XRF. While results AAA and FMA depend on sort of chemical combination of an elements, method of an ashing of a material and mass of silicic acid remaining after an ashing of samples. The investigations performed have shown that silicic acid adsorbs up to 40 % (rel.) ions of metals. The coefficient of a variation V, describing effect of the indicated factors on results of the analysis, varies %) for Mn and Fe from 5 up to 20, for Cu - from 10 up to 40, for Pb - from 10 up to 70, for Co the ambassador of a dry ashing of samples - exceeds 50. At definition Cr by a method AAA the value V reaches 70 %, if element presences an atmosphere in the form of Cr O. At photometric definition Cr (VI) the value V is equal 40%, when the element is present at aerosols in the form of chromates of heavy metals. 

On-site inspection of regions near the emergency service water intake structures revealed loss of up to 40% of the nominal pipe-wall thickness. Deposits were dried, ignited, and analyzed. A 1% solution of dried ash had... 

Drop time in polarography, 597, 608 Dropping mercury electrode 608, 628 Dry ashing 114 Dry box lOl Drying reagents 99 comparative efficiencies of, (T) 99 Drying of precipitates 119 Duboscq colorimeter 656 Duplication method 701... 

Nineteen bone samples were prepared for analysis of the trace elements strontium (Sr), rubidium (Rb), and zinc (Zn). The outer surface of each bone was removed with an aluminum oxide sanding wheel attached to a Dremel tool and the bone was soaked overnight in a weak acetic acid solution (Krueger and Sullivan 1984, Price et al. 1992). After rinsing to neutrality, the bone was dried then crushed in a mill. Bone powder was dry ashed in a muffle furnace at 700°C for 18 hours. Bone ash was pressed into pellets for analysis by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Analyses were carried out in the Department of Geology, University of Calgary. 

Resist stripping- Both wet and dry removal processes are used at this step in processing. Dry ashing removes the bulk of the photoresist and wet stripping removes remsuning residues. 

The apphed pretreatment techniques were digestion with a combination of acids in the pressurized or atmospheric mode, programmed dry ashing, microwave digestion and irradiation with thermal neutrons. The analytical methods of final determination, at least four different for each element, covered all modern plasma techniques, various AAS modes, voltammetry, instrumental and radiochemical neutron activation analysis and isotope dilution MS. Each participating laboratory was requested to make a minimum of five independent rephcate determinations of each element on at least two different bottles on different days. Moreover, a series of different steps was undertaken in order to ensure that no substantial systematic errors were left undetected. 

Byrne AR, and Kucera J (1991) Radiochemical neutron activation analysis of traces of vanadium in biological samples A comparison of prior dry ashing with post-irradiation wet ashing. Fresenius f Anal Chem 340 48-52. 

Dabeka, R. W. and McKenzie, A. D. (1991). Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectromet-ric determination of selenium in foods after sequential wet digestion with nitric acid, dry ashing and coprecipitation with palladium. Can. J. Appl. Spectrosc. 36,123-126. 

Air Sample collection on cellulose filter, dry ashed, solvent extracted Biphasic liquid scintillation 1 pCi 95% Bomben et al. 1994... 

Air Cellulose filter dry ashed, dissolved in HNO3/HF, H202/HCI04, purified with anion exchange, TRU-spec columns followed by electrodeposition. a -Spectroscopy 0.023 pCi/sample 102% Goldstein et al. 1997... 

Soil Dry ash, digest in HNO3/HCI, anion exchange, Ca-oxalate and Fe (OH)2 coprecipitation, anion exchange, electrodeposition a -Spectroscopy 27 pCi/g 75-92% Sanchez and Singleton 1996... 

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