The determination of heavy metals in coal ash

Heavy metal is chemical element that cannot be destroyed. Coal is one of the sources used to generate energy and electricity. A coal fired power plant is an energy conversion center that burns fossil fuels to produce electricity. The combustion of coal will produce residue known as ash. The large am...

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Main Author: Susie, Sanjan
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2008
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description Heavy metal is chemical element that cannot be destroyed. Coal is one of the sources used to generate energy and electricity. A coal fired power plant is an energy conversion center that burns fossil fuels to produce electricity. The combustion of coal will produce residue known as ash. The large amount of ashes production will cause the contamination of the environment. This study was carried out to determine the heavy metals in coal ash by using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (FAAS) instrument. The coal ash samples were collected from eight location of coal ash ponds at Sejingkat Power Corporation Sdn Bhd located at the sejingkat. The concentration of heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Ni, Cd and Mn were analyzed quantitatively. The highest concentration of heavy metal founds in all location of coal ash pond was Pb, followed by Zn, Ni and Cd in descending order. Therefore, Mn shows the lowest concentration.
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spelling unimas-76852024-02-28T07:02:58Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7685/ The determination of heavy metals in coal ash Susie, Sanjan GE Environmental Sciences Q Science (General) Heavy metal is chemical element that cannot be destroyed. Coal is one of the sources used to generate energy and electricity. A coal fired power plant is an energy conversion center that burns fossil fuels to produce electricity. The combustion of coal will produce residue known as ash. The large amount of ashes production will cause the contamination of the environment. This study was carried out to determine the heavy metals in coal ash by using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (FAAS) instrument. The coal ash samples were collected from eight location of coal ash ponds at Sejingkat Power Corporation Sdn Bhd located at the sejingkat. The concentration of heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Ni, Cd and Mn were analyzed quantitatively. The highest concentration of heavy metal founds in all location of coal ash pond was Pb, followed by Zn, Ni and Cd in descending order. Therefore, Mn shows the lowest concentration. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2008 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7685/8/SUSIE%20ANAK%20SANJAN.pdf Susie, Sanjan (2008) The determination of heavy metals in coal ash. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
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The determination of heavy metals in coal ash
title The determination of heavy metals in coal ash
title_full The determination of heavy metals in coal ash
title_fullStr The determination of heavy metals in coal ash
title_full_unstemmed The determination of heavy metals in coal ash
title_short The determination of heavy metals in coal ash
title_sort determination of heavy metals in coal ash
topic GE Environmental Sciences
Q Science (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7685/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7685/8/SUSIE%20ANAK%20SANJAN.pdf