[HTML][HTML] The importance of minerals in coal as the hosts of chemical elements: A review

RB Finkelman, S Dai, D French - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Coal is a complex geologic material composed mainly of organic matter and mineral matter,
the latter including minerals, poorly crystalline mineraloids, and elements associated with …

Coal as a promising source of critical elements: Progress and future prospects

S Dai, RB Finkelman - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Coal is a resource primarily used for electric power generation, and currently supplies 41%
of global electricity needs. Coal can also be considered as an economic source of …

A review of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash: Content, modes of occurrences, combustion behavior, and extraction methods

B Fu, JC Hower, W Zhang, G Luo, H Hu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) have attracted considerable attention over the last
decade because of their vital roles in clean energy, consumer product, national defense and …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of rare earth elements recovery from coal-related materials

W Zhang, A Noble, X Yang, R Honaker - Minerals, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Many studies have been published in recent years focusing on the recovery of rare earth
elements (REEs) from coal-related materials, including coal, coal refuse, coal mine …

[HTML][HTML] Rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash from the Luzhou power plant in Sichuan, Southwest China: Concentration, characterization and optimized …

Z Wang, S Dai, J Zou, D French, IT Graham - International Journal of Coal …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Coal ash is considered as a promising alternative resource for rare earth elements and
yttrium (REE+ Y or REY) recovery. Coal ash samples (fly ash and bottom ash), as well as …

Understanding coal quality and the critical importance of comprehensive coal analyses

JC Hower, RB Finkelman, CF Eble, BJ Arnold - International Journal of Coal …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Coal is a remarkably complex combination of macerals and minerals and inorganic
elements in organic associations plus liquids, gases, and semi-solid organics, all …

Enrichment of U-Re-V-Cr-Se and rare earth elements in the Late Permian coals of the Moxinpo Coalfield, Chongqing, China: Genetic implications from geochemical …

S Dai, P **e, S Jia, CR Ward, JC Hower, X Yan… - Ore Geology …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Rare metals in coal deposits have attracted much attention in recent years because of their
potential economic significance. This paper reports the abundance and enrichment origin of …

Distribution of Li, Ga, Nb, and REEs in coal as determined by LA-ICP-MS imaging: A case study from Jungar coalfield, Ordos Basin, China

B Jiu, W Huang, B Spiro, R Hao, N Mu, L Wen… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Previous studies on modes of occurrence of Li, Ga, and Nb in coal are primarily based upon
statistical analyses due to the low concentrations of these elements and the lack of methods …

Enrichment of rare earth elements from coal and coal by-products by physical separations

R Lin, BH Howard, EA Roth, TL Bank, EJ Granite… - Fuel, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REE) are of strategic importance because they find numerous
applications in various sectors of the global economy. The concern about the REE supply …

Altered volcanic ashes in coal and coal-bearing sequences: A review of their nature and significance

S Dai, CR Ward, IT Graham, D French, JC Hower… - Earth-Science …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Volcanic ashes in coal and coal-bearing sequences typically occur as persistent bands
within coal seams (generally as tonsteins, but in a few cases as bentonites, K-bentonites, or …