LIGNITE

lĭgˈnīt or brown coal, carbonaceous fuel intermediate between coal and peat, brown or yellowish in color and woody in texture. It contains more moisture than coal and tends to dry and crumble when exposed to the air; the flame is long and smoky and the heating power low. It is found in the United States, Canada, Germany, and elsewhere chiefly in formations formed in the Tertiary period.

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books on: Lignite  - 968 results

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Europe's Needs and Resources: Trends and Prospects in Eighteen Countries
Book by J. Frederic Dewhurst, John O. Coppock, P. Lamartine Yates; Macmillan, 1961
...discussed in detail in a later section, as explained above. Lignite Most of Western Europes known lignite, or brown coal, deposits are in West Germany, though the bulk of German lignite is in East Germany. The deposits now being most intensively...
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An Economic History of Europe since 1750
Book by Witt Bowden, Michael Karpovich, Abbott Payson Usher; American Book Company, 1937
Subjects: Economics--Europe--History, Europe--Economic Conditions
...but the average Bohemian lignite yields only 4,000 to 5,600 calories. The large lignite deposits of the Halle district...their crude states, these lignites yield only 2,000 to 3...The low heating values of lignite are of economic importance...
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Economic Geography of Industrial Materials
Book by Albert S. Carlson; Reinhold Pub. Corp., 1956
Subjects: Raw Materials
...OF BITUMINOUS COAL, ANTHRACITE, AND LIGNITE, 1948-52, BY COUNTRIES, IN THOUSANDS...sylvania Bituminous 394,420 420,771 Lignite 2,805 2,737 Belgium: Bituminous and...Czechoslovakia: Bituminous 17,003 20,100 Lignite 26,526 32,5002 France: Bituminous...
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Energy Structures and Environmental Futures
Book by Torleif Haugland, Helge Ole Bergesen, Kjell Roland; Oxford University, 1998
Subjects: Energy Development--Europe, Energy Policy--Europe, Environmental Policy--Europe
...important in the energy balance of Germany. Lignite is therefore seen as an important means...installed to improve the productivity in lignite mining. Moreover, special efforts are made to reduce the environmental impacts of lignite mining and consumption. Despite this...
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The Economics of German Unification
Book by A. Ghanie Ghaussy, Wolf Schäfer; Routledge, 1993
...facilities can easily be converted from lignite to fuel oil. Moreover, fuel oil can...might sooner or later be used to replace lignite in the field of energy generation or in industry. Furthermore, the existing lignite distribution network may prove to be a...
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journal articles on: Lignite  - 113 results

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A 1.16 Ma Record of Carbon Accumulation in Western European Peatland during the Oligocene from the Ballymoney Lignite, Northern Ireland
Journal article by David J. Large; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 164, 2007
Subjects: Carbon, Changes, Growth models, Moisture content, Mosses
...encountered in the lignite, with a well-preserved...background to the Ballymoney lignite and other lignites of the Lough Neagh...rich mudrocks) and lignites were deposited in small...interlayered thick lignite seams and mudstones...
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Injuries and Illnesses among Bituminous and Lignite Coal Miners
Journal article by Jack Reardon; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 116, 1993
Subjects: Mining industry--Accidents, United States. Mine Safety and Health Administration--Reports, Workplace accidents--Statistics
...Injuries and illnesses among bituminous and lignite coal miners. by Jack Reardon Coal is...injury and illness in the bituminous and lignite coal industry.(4) Bituminous coal...bums with a smoky, yellow flame, and lignite is a low-grade, brownish-black coal...
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Episodic Fire, Runoff and Deposition at the Palaeocene-eocene Boundary
Journal article by M. E. Collinson, D. C. Steart, A. C. Scott, I. J. Glasspool, J. J. Hooker; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 164, 2007
Subjects: Beds, Carbon, Climate change, Coastal plains, Environmental conditions, Forest & brush fires, Grain size, Greenhouse gases
...recorded in the laminated Cobham lignite deposit are typical of modern...abundant charcoal in the laminated lignite immediately before and across...boundary. Earlier Palaeocene lignites also contain high levels of...accumulating Cobham laminated lignite experienced fire on both regional...
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The History of the Major Rivers of Southern Britain during the Tertiary
Journal article by P. L. Gibbard, J. Lewin; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 160, 2003
Subjects: Drainage, Evolution, History, Rivers, Sediments, United Kingdom
...local soils, and backswamp lignite units are frequent. But most of the lignite is of detrital origin, being...sequences include brown coals or lignites, which underlie large areas...Repeatedly, descriptions of lignite (peat), which may be associated...
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British Coal
Journal article by George F. Ray; National Institute Economic Review, 1989
Subjects: Coal industry--United Kingdom, United Kingdom--Natural resources
...Germany operates extensive and mainly open cast lignite production. This lignite (including brown coal) is almost entirely consumed...area. Because of the very close links between lignite production and the electricity utilities (who...
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magazine articles on: Lignite  - 45 results

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The More Things Change
Magazine article by Stuart Franklin; Geographical, Vol. 80, October 2008
Subjects: Cities and towns--Environmental aspects, Europe--Environmental aspects, Topographical drawing--Observations, Topography--Observations
...thermoelectric power station is fuelled by lignite (brown coal) produced in the vast opencast...Megalopoli. In Central Europe, the burning of lignite has had an adverse effect on tree growth...village was demolished to make way for lignite mining. Lignite is a low-grade coal...
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On a Slow Trip Back from Hell: The Infamous Black Triangle Had the Worst Pollution Ever Recorded in the Industrialized World. Now a Sick and Weary People Are Tackling Their Nightmare
Magazine article by Don Hinrichsen; International Wildlife, Vol. 28, January 1998
Subjects: Eastern Europe--Environmental aspects, Industrial development--Health aspects
...the 1960s, becoming a center for the production of lignite. Lignite, which is still burned, is the brown coal that fired...a little over 1 ton) from the regions collieries. Lignite, or soft coal, is an early phase of coal formation...
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A New Era, Lost in the Landslide
Magazine article by Nicky Gardner; New Statesman, Vol. 138, August 3, 2009
Subjects: Landslides--Casualties, Landslides--Germany, Mines and mineral resources--Methods, Mining--Methods, Reservoirs (Water)--Usage, Reservoirs--Usage, Sales promotions, Tourism promotion, Travel industry, Villages--Design and construction
...low-grade brown coal (often called lignite). Just three days later, an area the...from the map, sacrificed to mining. Lignite was a GDR staple, but modern Germany...stalled giant, a potent symbol of the lignite legacy and a major tourist attraction...
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Nikos Kazantzakis (1885-1957)
Magazine article by James A. Haught; Free Inquiry, Vol. 23, Spring 2003
Subjects: Authors, Greek--Excerpts, Authors, Greek--Works, Kazantzakis, Nikos--Works, Zorba the Greek (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Zorba the Greek (Book)--Quotations
...In 1917, he and a foreman operated a lignite mine on a Greek island--an experience...bookish young intellectual operating a lignite mine on a Greek island--while learning...had little interest in succeeding as a lignite miner--that his real dream was to create...
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Turkey's Energy Insecurity
Magazine article by Odil Tunali; World Watch, Vol. 8, July 1995
Subjects: Turkey--Energy usage
...Agency Turkeys most abundant fossil fuel is lignite, a low-quality, highly polluting coal...to start constructing four more large lignite-fired power plants in 1995 alone. However...environmental damage. Several of the existing lignite-fired plants are located on beautiful...
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newspaper articles on: Lignite  - 41 results

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Anti-Lignite Campaigners Oppose Plan
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 22, 2005
Anti-Lignite Campaigners Oppose Plan. ANTI-LIGNITE campaigners in North Antrim will meet tonight to coordinate...extend brown coal mining in the area. The Just Say No To Lignite Group (JSN) is holding a public meeting at 8pm in Roseyards...
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Lignite Mine Plans Still in the Pipeline
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), July 30, 2004
Lignite Mine Plans Still in the Pipeline. Byline: ELINOR GLYNN PLANS for a lignite mine at Ballymoney are still firmly in the pipeline...Ballymoney Power. "Every day, the economics of lignite mining get better and better." He said lignite...
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LEADING ARTICLE: Morning View - Lignite Mine Battle Is Still Far from Over
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), July 30, 2004
LEADING ARTICLE: Morning View - Lignite Mine Battle Is Still Far from Over. UNPOPULAR proposals for an open cast lignite mine in north Antrim received a welcome...plans to mine 600 million tonnes of lignite or brown coal to fuel a power station...
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Enrile Pushes for Coal Energy
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 11, 2010
Subjects: Coal industry--Political activity, Coal industry--Political aspects, Electric power plants--Political aspects, Electric power-plants--Political aspects, Lignite--Political aspects, Nuclear energy--Political aspects, Power plants--Political aspects
...currently pushing for nuclear power, to include in its research the use of local coal because "we have quite a number of lignite or local coal in Mindanao and in the Cagayan Valley. He said these have young coal with more inferior heating capability but...
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Companies Claim Big Coal Initiative
Newspaper article; The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia), July 8, 2009
Subjects: Coal industry, Lignite, Water purification equipment and supplies industry, Water treatment equipment industry
...develop a commercial demonstration plant at TRUenergys Yallourn mine. "By converting abundant, low-cost, high-moisture lignite into high-valued oil and coal products, IER hopes to provide a cleaner, secure energy source, while significantly reducing...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lignite  - 88 results

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Lignite
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LIGNITE lig nit or brown coal, carbonaceous fuel intermediate between coal and peat , brown or yellowish in color and woody in texture...
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Coal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...lowest in carbon content, peat, is followed in ascending order by lignite and the various forms of coal subbituminous coal or black lignite (a slightly higher grade than lignite), bituminous coal, semibituminous (a high-grade bituminous...
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North Dakota
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and gravel, lime, and salt. There are also natural-gas fields. Underlying the western counties are lignite reserves; close to the lignite beds are deposits of clay of such varied types that they serve as both construction and pottery materials...
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Novomoskovsk
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...m skofsk , city (1989 pop. 146,000), W central European Russia. An industrial center in the Moscow lignite basin, it has lignite mines and chemical plants. Founded in 1930 as Bobriki, the city was renamed Stalinogorsk in 1934 and Novomoskovsk...
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Teplice
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...road and rail hub and an industrial center in the heart of a lignite-mining area. In addition to coal, the city produces machinery...Industrialization dates from the late 19th cent., when large lignite deposits were discovered nearby. German forces held the city...
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