Sodium removal from Wakefield coal.

Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

Author: Allen, R.J.

Investigated application of simple washing process to remove much of sodium with minimum water requirement. Leaching with 0.1N sulphuric acid is effective in removing sodium from Wakefield and Kingston coals in addition to sodium chloride. Preliminary investigation of flocculation, settling, filtration and viscosity characteristics of slurries of fine Wakefield and Sedan coals, to investigate the removal of sodium and chloride from fine Sedan coal by leaching with water and acid, and to select a suitable flocculant type for Wakefield coal.

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Record No	mesac12370
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Earth Sciences Energy Energy Exploration Energy Storage, Distribution And Supply Environmental Science And Management Geochemistry Preparation And Production Of Energy Sources Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Other
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Tenement
Tenement Holder	Amdel Ltd
Operator
Geological Province	St Vincent Basin
Mine Name	Bowmans Coal Deposit
Stratigraphy
Commodity	coal
Notes	Notes: Amdel project: 1/1/255 reports: - Alkali Removal from Wakefield Coal - Progress Report - 18 March 1981 - Sodium Removal from Wakefield Coal - July 1981 - AMDEL Report - 8 December 1981 - Sodium Removal from Wakefield Coal, Stage 2 -... Notes: Amdel project: 1/1/255 reports: - Alkali Removal from Wakefield Coal - Progress Report - 18 March 1981 - Sodium Removal from Wakefield Coal - July 1981 - AMDEL Report - 8 December 1981 - Sodium Removal from Wakefield Coal, Stage 2 - March 1982 - Sodium Removal from Wakefield Coal, Stage 3 - July 1982 Doc No: Env 04063 p: 13-38 More +
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac12370
Citation	Allen, R.J. Sodium removal from Wakefield coal. Departmental Publication - Other https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac12370

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