Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geologica, cilt.45, ss.27-31, 2001 (Scopus)
Turkey has about 8.4 Gt of lignite reserves, of which 3.9 Gt are exploitable. The majority of Turkish lignite deposits are worked in open-pit mines. Most of the known lignite deposits are of low calorific value and have high contents of ash, moisture and total sulphur. Almost approximately 97 % of the total reserves have calorific values below 3000 kcal/kg. The lignites having low calorific values are generally consumed by power plants. Those with relatively high calorific values are exploited for household and industry in the country. Lignite reserves which are important for energy demand of Turkey have been examined in this article.