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A Comparison of Microwave and Conventional Wet Acid Digestion Method for the Determination of Mercury in Coal and Coal Ash

G. Xin Huazhong University of Science & Technology, National Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Wuhan, P.R. China
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X. Jia Huazhong University of Science & Technology, National Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Wuhan, P.R. China
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C. Zheng Huazhong University of Science & Technology, National Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Wuhan, P.R. China
Pages 1516-1522 | Received 04 Mar 2010, Accepted 18 Apr 2010, Published online: 21 Jun 2012

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