Title: A comparison of the Kalburçayırı lignites in the Kangal-Sivas basin and various worldwide coal compositions

Authors: Leyla Kalender; Kevser Karamazi

Addresses: Department of Geological Engineering, Fırat University, 23119 Elazığ, Turkey ' Demir Export Company, Sivas, Turkey

Abstract: The objective of this study is to compare the composition of the major, trace and rare earth element (REE) of the Kalburçayırı lignites in the Kangal basin with the compositions of worldwide coals. It is clear that Mo, Zn, Ni, As, U, Sr, Sb, V, Cr, Cs, Se and Tl in the Kalburçayırı lignites are the highest coalphile elements (coal affinity index >5) in both the surface and drill core lignite samples. The greater coal affinity index values may be implied contribution of an authigenic fraction on the trace element concentrations. It should be taken into consideration that the Kalburçayırı lignites contain radioactive elements such as U, Re, and Cs due to Turkish type volcanic input, these are carcinogen substances and may have negative effect on the human health and environment via earth, water and air. [Received: November 25, 2015; Accepted: March 28, 2016]

Keywords: geochemistry; lignites; Kalburçayırı; Sivas; Turkey.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2017.084834

International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2017 Vol.15 No.4, pp.394 - 424

Received: 29 Dec 2015
Accepted: 28 Mar 2016
Published online: 30 Jun 2017 *

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