Abstract
As with organic matter, inorganic matter, that is, mineral matter is a very significant component of coal. This chapter introduces the importance of inorganic constituents in coal from both academic and practical perspectives. Concentrations, modes of occurrence, and enrichment mechanisms of inorganic constituents in coal form the basis of the inorganic geochemistry of coal, which can provide us information on the geologic and environmental conditions under which the coal formed, on the potential technical issues that the inorganic constituents may cause or contribute to, on the potential of economic by-products (e.g., critical elements) that could be recovered from coal ash, and on how to the possible environmental and health impacts that are caused by inorganic constituents in coal. Both the basis and the application of inorganic geochemistry of coal are the subject matter of this book. This is followed by the introduction of this book’s construction, with the subject matter of each chapter of this book.
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