Fly Ash

Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
TERRESTRIAL AEROSOLS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Cosmic analogs subcategories
Asteroids
Martian dust
Others
Terrestrial Aerosols Subcategories
Clay
Origin

Inorganic fraction (mainly clays) of the combustion of powdered coal in an electricity power plant.

Main constituent
Clay minerals
Practical significance

Clay is believed to occur on different Solar System bodies such as Mars satellites and asteroids. Moreover, it is an important component of mineral aerosols in the Earth atmosphere.

Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
3.65
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
10.9
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution Fly Ash
Size distribution table
size_flyash.txt
Particle shape

Irregular

Imaging
SEM
SEM/TEM images:
Fly Ash SEM Image
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Fly Ash SEM Images
Color
Gray brown powder
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
442.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_flyash_442nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix elements Fly Ash - 442 nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
633.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Scattering matrix elements Fly Ash - 633 nm
Refractive index

Estimated to be in the range [1.5-1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001]

Angle range (deg)
[5,173]
Reference/s
Muñoz et al., 2001