Oil Shale, 2007, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 583-589

 

LEACHING BEHAVIOR OF OIL SHALE SEMICOKE: SULPHUR SPECIES

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H. HARZIA, K. ORUPÕLD, J. HABICHT, T. TENNO

 

Sulphide, sulphite, thiosulphate, sulphate and total sulphur were analyzed in batch leaching tests and in a percolation test to study sulphur leaching from oil shale semicoke. The results showed that thiosulphate is the major sulphur species in the semicoke leachate in the conditions of usual disposal practice.

 

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