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. 2022 Apr 21;7(17):14697–14711. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07326

Table 2. Average Concentration of Major, Minor, and Trace Elements in the PS1 LC, PS2 LC, PS2 PC, PS2 FB, and PS3 LCa.

% PS1 LC PS2-PC PS2-LC PS2-FB PS3-LC
C 29 81 33 3.0 36
N 1.1 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.8
H 2.5 3.0 3.2 2.4 1.2
Al 11 0.04 9.3 11 3.4
Ca 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.5
Fe 3.8 0.02 1.8 2.6 2.4
K 1.3 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.1
Mg 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4
Na 0.3 0.02 0.2 0.2 0.2
P 0.03 0.001 0.04 0.2 0.1
S 2.0 8.3 2.1 2.0 1.5
mg/kg PS1 LC PS2-PC PS2-LC PS2-FB PS3-LC
Cl 1030 1008 763 1042 537
Hg 0.2 0.003 0.3 0.2 0.2
Li 95 <dl 67 91 39
Be 1.9 <dl 3.0 3.1 1.4
B 298 31 101 176 <dl
Sc 21 <dl 11 19 9.2
Ti 3530 5.4 2104 3282 1900
V 121 435 115 205 107
Cr 87 0.3 62 78 51
Mn 141 1.9 52 115 251
Co 12 <dl 8.6 10 5.8
Ni 38 203 33 65 33
Cu 47 4 29 52 20
Zn 116 16 67 103 49
Ga 18 <dl 25 21 12
Ge 7.5 <dl 3.3 4.0 3.4
As 8.6 <dl 6.8 17 5.5
Se 3.7 <dl 1.8 4.4 2.6
Rb 173 <dl 154 150 83
Sr 85 1.5 79 177 57
Y 23 <dl 12 18 11
Zr 139 0.9 87 146 48
Nb 9.5 <dl 7.2 11 4.9
Mo 2.5 6.3 1.1 4.9 1.0
Sn 3.4 <dl 2.0 3.4 1.2
Sb 16 <dl 17 19 15
Cs 23 <dl 12 22 9.9
Ba 389 1.9 426 455 236
La 43 <dl 26 34 17
Ce 65 <dl 53 75 23
Pr 8.3 <dl 4.8 7.3 4.2
Nd 28 <dl 21 29 12
Sm 6.7 <dl 5.0 6.2 3.1
Eu 1.2 <dl 1.3 1.0 0.9
Gd 4.4 <dl 3.7 4.4 2.3
Dy 3.7 <dl <dl <dl 2.2
Er 2.5 <dl 3.0 4.1 1.4
Yb 1.9 <dl 0.8 1.2 1.2
Hf 3.2 <dl 2.9 2.5 1.4
Ta 1.2 <dl <dl <dl <dl
W 3.4 <dl 2.9 2.8 3.7
Tl 1.3 <dl <dl <dl <dl
Pb 38 <dl 29 40 16
Th 12 <dl 12 15 6.2
U 6.4 <dl 6.0 9.2 4.9
a

LC: lignite coal; PC: petroleum coke; and FB: feed fuel blend.