THE ATOMISATION AND DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE METALS IN COAL

dc.contributor.author	WILKINSON, JOHN ROBERT
dc.contributor.other	School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-19T13:50:54Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-19T13:50:54Z
dc.date.issued	1981
dc.identifier	NOT AVAILABLE	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1898
dc.description.abstract	The analytical advantages of some novel approaches to atomisation using gaseous sample transport and slurry nebulization have been investigated and applied to the determination of trace metals in coal. A cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectroscopic method for the determination of mercury using a gas-sheathed atom cell and front surface illumination was developed. With a manual injection technique the detection limit was 0.01 ng. Replacement with a continuous flow system yielded a more rapid and precise method with a detection limit of C.045 ng.ml-¹. Quantitative recoveries of mercury from a standard coal were obtained through liberation of the analyte using nonoxidative pyrolysis .
dc.description.sponsorship	London Research Station, British Gas Corporation, London SW6 2AD	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Plymouth	en_US
dc.title	THE ATOMISATION AND DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE METALS IN COAL	en_US
dc.type	Thesis
plymouth.version	Full version	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.24382/1601
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.24382/1601