The history of exposure monitoring for and the setting of exposure standards for respirable coal dust and silica in coal mines has been detailed in a previous paper [].Characterization work was previously undertaken in the 1980′s but was limited by the technology available at the time [14,15].Particle size distributions could only be calculated …Web

coal is based on the analytical results. Coal is a very heterogeneous material containing various organic matter and inorganic (mineral) matter, and exhibits a wide range of physical properties. The analysis of coal is generally performed on the coal samples taken fromWeb

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Automated mineralogy has just seen its biggest shift in technology with the launch of Mineralogic 3D in November 2021. This follows an extensive development …Web

To collect respirable particles of each material, a procedure was established similar to the EPA's procedure for dry dust sample preparation from bulk powders, but using the same equipment as …Web

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As ore grades constantly decline, more copper tailings, which still contain a considerable amount of unrecovered copper, are expected to be produced as a byproduct of froth flotation. This research reveals the occurrence mechanism of copper minerals in typical copper sulfide tailings using quantitative mineral liberation analysis (MLA) …Web

Application of SEM-AM requires a high-quality preparation of samples. Suitable non-evaporating and electron-beam stable epoxy resin mixtures and polishing of relief-free surfaces in particles and materials …Web

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Imaging and image analysis are fundamental to mineral liberation analysis. A low noise, high-resolution image is a prerequisite for mineral identification and quantification. The very stable BSE signals from a modern SEM can generate quality high-resolution (0.1–0.2 μm) images of particle sections.Web

Moreover, as its main part of the hardware is SEM, the sample preparation is relatively simple, and the sample preparation loss is small. At present, AM technology has been widely used in mining, coal combustion, oil and gas, environmental science and other fields (Delayre et al., 2020; Smythe et al., 2013; Huffman et al., 2012; Ma et al ...Web

Multiple detailed bench samples from several active mines and exploration cores and several samples from coal preparation plants were investigated. The objective of the study was to investigate (1) lateral, vertical, and seam-to-seam variations of REEs and (2) any correlations of REEs with minerals and organic matter in the coals studied.Web

Determining the mineral matter in coal is either calculated using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) ash elemental proportions (SEDNORM, Cohen and Ward, 1991) or …Web

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Usually, for shale and coal samples rich in microminerals and with a large number of nano-micron pores developed, a high-resolution scanning mode is often used. …Web

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a powerful tool in the domains of materials science, mining, and geology owing to its enormous potential to provide unique insight into micro and nanoscale worlds. This comprehensive review discusses the background development of SEM, basic SEM operation, including specimen preparation …Web

Since the mid-1990s, there has been a resurgence of severe lung disease among US coal miners. This has prompted efforts to better characterize and monitor respirable dust exposures—especially with respect to mineral constituents sourced from rock strata surrounding the coal, which is believed to play a central role in many cases of …Web

At the microscopic level (Fig. 5.1) coal can be seen to be made up of different organic components or macerals derived from the original plant material, adventitious mineral matter and intrinsic mineral matter.While there is usually a strong correlation between ash% and density (higher density particles produce a higher ash% value) the …Web

Introduction. All testing and analysis results that define the quality of a quantity of coal are obtained from a sample. It could be a 60,000 tonne shipment, a day's production, a 10,000 tonne train load, a 100,000 tonne stockpile, or any other quantity of interest. Sampling is an unavoidable feature of the coal industry.Web

Coal petrography is a standard method for characterising the organic (maceral) and inorganic (mineral) constituents of coal. Two types of data are derived from this method: rank (defined by vitrinite reflectance) and composition (maceral proportions). Petrographic analyses are used by geologists to gain an understanding of coal …Web

Automated optical sorting of coal is a competing technology with HMS when the colour difference between coal and its impurities is visible. Therefore, optical sorting depending on colour differences between minerals can be introduced to coal beneficiation systems. In this study, lignite samples obtained from different regions of Turkey was ...Web

Quantifying and qualifying minerals in coal is routine for any automated mineralogical system, but not necessary as routine for ash. In coal, fine clay is finely disseminated in "coal". ... Instrument and sample preparation for Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy (CCSEM). In: Benson, S.A. (Ed.), Inorganic …Web

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The original coal seam is rich in pores and fractures, where the methane (CH 4) widely exists.CH 4 is a great safety threat in coal mine production because of its inflammable and explosive property. Generally, CH 4 in coal seams is treated by drilling and extraction before coal seam mining. Since CH 4 is a clean energy source, the gas extracted from the …Web

Sample preparation procedures within automated mineralogy are discussed. • This step is as essential as the initial sample collection or the subsequent analysis. • Failure to get it …Web

Introduction. This paper provides a brief review of sampling issues covered in a more extensive consideration of the state of sampling practice in the South African minerals industry (Minnitt, 2010). The term 'sampling' here is taken to include all types of sampling in the minerals industry, from face or chip sampling of solid ore in mining ...Web

For instance, softer sulfidic minerals in mine waste rock may be preferentially present in the finer grain fraction (Wolkersdorfer et al., 2020). Second, mineral and phase alterations during sample preparation can yield estimates of soluble and redox-sensitive minerals that are not-representative of the in-situ assemblage at the time of ...Web

The proportions of microscopically visible minerals in a coal sample may be evaluated in conjunction with microscopic point count analysis used to determine the relative percentages of the different maceral components Taylor et al., 1998, Standards Australia, 1998parative studies (e.g. Ward et al., 1996) suggest that the total mineral …Web

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Coal is heterogeneous in nature, and thus the characterization of coal is essential before its use for a specific purpose. Thus, the current study aims to develop a machine vision system for automated coal characterizations. The model was calibrated using 80 image samples that are captured for different coal samples in different angles. …Web

Automated Mineralogy (AM) is a key technique in the mining industry to quantify process-relevant mineral parameters in ore samples. Yet the limitation to two-dimensional analysis of flat sample surfaces constrains the sampling volume, introduces an undesired stereological error, and makes spatial interpretation of textures and structures difficult.Web

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2.3. Sample preparation. The pretreatment requirements of the test sample are the same as those of the ordinary scanning electron microscope. Due to the poor conductivity of natural samples, it is usually necessary to plate a conductive coating (such as carbon film, gold film, and chromium film) or adhesive conductive tape to reduce the …Web