Geochemical characteristics of major and trace elements in Sahinali Coals, Aydin, Turkey

ÖZÇELİK O., Pehlivanli B. Y., SARI A., ALTUNSOY M., Hökerek S., Unal N.

ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS, cilt.38, sa.10, ss.1435-1447, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15567036.2014.900591
  • Dergi Adı: ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1435-1447
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coal, enriched elements, major and trace elements, mineral compositions, Sahinali Coals (Aydin; Turkey), CANADA, COMBUSTION, ORIGIN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, geochemical behavior of elements is investigated in 25 coal samples collected at 10 locations of Sahinli coaliferous units at southeast of Aydin, Turkey. In all the samples, X-ray powder diffraction and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analyses were performed and element and mineral compositions were determined. Total organic carbon (TOC) values of coals are between 14.6 and 37.7 wt% with average of 28.5 wt%. Samples are composed of quartz, calcite, feldspar, dolomite, mica, gypsum, and salt minerals which are accompanied by illite-, kaolinite-, and smectite-type clay minerals. Comparison of average element contents of world coals and studied samples yields that K > Fe > As > U > Cs > Y > Er > Al > Th > Rb > Yb > W> Tb > Dy > Lu > Ce > Sm > La > Ho > Si > Nd > Gd > Tm > Eu > Nb > Pr > Pb > Sn > Ni > Cu > Ga > Ta > Sb > Zr > Cd > V > Zn > Co > Mo > P > Hf > Ba are found to be enriched, while Mn > Be > Ca > Sr > Bi > Mg are found to be depleted. Statistically elements are correlated with TOC.