Coal minerals bibliography. Final report, June 1977--July 1978. [439 selected articles; indexes

Abstract

In preparing this annotated bibliography for the Department of Energy, an extensive review of technical literature was conducted so that valuable information on the inorganic portion of the coal seams in North America could be organized and presented in a report that would be useful to people working in the many areas of coal extraction, coal preparation, and coal utilization. The annotations can only highlight the articles reviewed and not supplant them. It is therefore advisable that the reader refer to the source publication for more specific information and use this bibliography only as a guide in obtaining detailed information concerning coal minerals and trace elements. The Coal Minerals Bibliography contains more than 400 annotations compiled by annotating published articles that investigated: (1) the solid inorganic constituents associated with coals; (2) the mineral matter and trace elements found within the coal matrix; and (3) mineral matter and trace elements found in coal by-products produced from coal extraction, preparation, gasification, combustion, and liquefaction processes. Only articles dealing with North American coals are included due to the scope and duration of the project. After reviewing the available data base on the subject area, both manually and by computer, more than 2,000 articlesmore » that appeared to satisfy the above objectives were identified, acquired, and evaluated for degree of relevance to the subject area and value to the projected user of this bibliography. Reasons for keeping only 439 articles in the bibliography are given.« less