Study on bromine release from bituminous coal during combustion

Ermakovite (NH4)(As2O3)2Br, a new exhalative arsenite bromide mineral from the Fan-Yagnob coal deposit, Tajikistan

“…in thermoelectric power stations, results in the formation of different Br-enriched combustion products including solid waste material (bottom and fly ashes), flue-gas desulfurization residues and waste water and about 90% (up to 97% in laboratory studies) of original Br in coal could be released into the atmosphere (e.g. Vassilev et al, 2000b;Sajwan et al, 2006;Peng and Wu, 2015). This paper describes the occurrence, physical properties, composition and crystal structure of ermakovite with an origin related to the natural burning of coal.…”