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Since the 1980s, anthracite refuse or mine waste has been used for steam electric power generation. This fuel typically has a heat content of 15 million Btu per ton or less. | Since the 1980s, anthracite refuse or mine waste has been used for steam electric power generation. This fuel typically has a heat content of 15 million Btu per ton or less. | ||
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| + | see [[Coal mining]] | ||
| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * Chandler, Alfred. "Anthracite Coal and the Beginnings of the 'Industrial Revolution' in the United States," ''Business History Review'' 46 (1972): 141-181. [http://www.jstor.org/pss/3113503 in JSTOR] | ||
| + | * Dublin, Thomas and Walter Licht. ''The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century'' (2005) | ||
| + | * Lauver, Fred J. "A Walk Through the Rise and Fall of Anthracite Might," ''Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine'' 27#1 (2001) [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/miningmuseum/page1.asp?secid=31 online edition] | ||
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Revision as of 22:45, November 21, 2008
Anthracite is the highest rank of coal, and is typically used for residential and commercial space heating. It is a hard, brittle, and black lustrous coal, often referred to as hard coal, containing a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low percentage of volatile matter.
The moisture content of fresh-mined anthracite generally is less than 15 percent. The heat content of anthracite ranges from 22 to 28 million Btu per ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat content of anthracite coal consumed in the United States averages 25 million Btu per ton, on the as-received basis (i.e., containing both inherent moisture and mineral matter).
Since the 1980s, anthracite refuse or mine waste has been used for steam electric power generation. This fuel typically has a heat content of 15 million Btu per ton or less.
see Coal mining
Further reading
- Chandler, Alfred. "Anthracite Coal and the Beginnings of the 'Industrial Revolution' in the United States," Business History Review 46 (1972): 141-181. in JSTOR
- Dublin, Thomas and Walter Licht. The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century (2005)
- Lauver, Fred J. "A Walk Through the Rise and Fall of Anthracite Might," Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine 27#1 (2001) online edition