Essays about: "peat deposit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words peat deposit.

  1. 1. Variations in depositional environments of the Paleogene Firkanten Formation across Adventdalen, from Operafjellet to Breinosa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Stella Guðmundsdóttir; [2021-03-18]
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    Abstract : The lowermost Paleogene clastic infill of the Central Spitsbergen Tertiary Basin, the coal bearing Firkanten Formation, has been the subject of study for researchers in the past but little focus has been on the northeast edge of the basin until now. Due to the economic potential of the coal seams in the formation, the Norwegian mining company, Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani (SNSG), has for several years conducted core drilling in key locations in basin, and for decades, they have given an access to their core material to researchers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mineral barrier systems for the treatment of metal-polluted water from an alum shale deposit

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Isabell Gärtner; [2014]
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    Abstract : Oil and gas were recovered from alum shale (black shale) at Kvarntorp, Närke,during a period of 24 years. One of the remnants of this industry is a 100 m highdeposit with high contents of uranium, arsenic, molybdenum, vanadium and otherelements. READ MORE

  4. 3. Recent Icelandic Tephra in a Swedish Peat Deposit

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Eric Skoglund; [2012]
    Keywords : tephra; ash; eyjafjallajökull; peat deposit; ash spread; ash cloud; aska; tephra; torv; askmoln; eyjafjallajökull;

    Abstract : Two eruptions from Icelandic volcanoes have in the last years caused widespread dispersalof volcanic ash in the atmosphere. The transportation of tephra from Iceland to mainlandEurope is not an uncommon event and it can cause large disruptions to society. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reduction of Fine Particle and Deposit Forming Alkali by Co-Combustion of Peat With Wood Pellets in 150 kWth Grate Firing Boiler

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    Author : Kiflom Gebrehiwot Nigusie; [2011]
    Keywords : Technology; Reduction of alkali and fine particle emission; Teknik;

    Abstract : The objective of the present work was to demonstrate the possibilities to reduce the emission of fine particle forming alkali during co-combustion of wood with peat in a full scale (150 kW) grate fired boiler. For this purpose the particle emissions from a 150 kW district heating grate fired boiler situated in northern part of Kramfors, Sweden, were studied. READ MORE

  6. 5. Comparison of mire characteristic for the south-eastern Sweden and the north-western Poland

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Patryk Chapinski; [2008]
    Keywords : comparison; mire; south-eastern; Sweden; north-western; Poland;

    Abstract : Four peatlands areas were investigated in this thesis, i.e. Lommaflet and Gatmyren are typical mires for the south-eastern Sweden, while the Linkowo and Sarbinowo mires are characteristic for the north-western Poland. READ MORE