Composition
Coal slurry contains a large range of constituents, including dissolved minerals that have been leached or washed out of the coal and other rocks. In addition, the slurry contains chemicals added to facilitate the washing or water re-use processes. One of these chemicals is acrylamide. Other chemicals found in the slurry and sludge include the following:
- Aniline
- Acenaphthene
- Acenaphthylene
- Anthracene
- Benzidine
- Benzo(a)anthracene
- Benzo(a)pyrene
- Benzo(b)fluoranthene
- Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
- Benzo(k)fluoroanthene
- Benzyl alcohol
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
- Bis(2-chloroethoxy)-methane
- Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
- Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether
- Butyl benzyl phthalate
- Chrysene
- Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
- Dibenzofuran
- Dibutyl phthalate
- Diethyl phthalate
- Dimethyl phthalate
- Dioctylphthalate
- Fluoranthene
- Fluorene
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Hexachloroethane
- Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
- Isophorone
- N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine
- N-Nitrosodiphenylamine
- Naphthalene
- Nitrobenzene
- Phenanthrene
- Pyrene
- Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
- Hexachloro-1,3-cyclopentadiene
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
- 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
- 2-Chloronaphthalene
- 2-Methylnaphthalene
- 2-Nitroaniline
- 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
- 3-Nitroaniline
- 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
- 4-Chloroaniline
- 4-Chlorophenyl phenyl ether
- 4-Nitroaniline
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