ASTM D6349-13
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Coal, Coke, and Solid Residues from Combustion of Coal and Coke by Inductively Coupled Plasma—Atomic Emission Spectrometry
Standard Test Method for Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Coal, Coke, and Solid Residues from Combustion of Coal and Coke by Inductively Coupled Plasma—Atomic Emission Spectrometry
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 A compositional analysis of coal and coke and their associated combustion residues are often useful in assessing their quality. Knowledge of the elemental composition of the associated residues is also useful in predicting the elemental enrichment/depletion compositional behavior of ashes and slags in comparison to the concentration levels in the parent coal. Utilization of the ash by-products and hazardous potential may also depend on the chemical composition and leachability of the inorganic constituents of the coal ash.
5.2 The chemical composition of laboratory-prepared ash may not exactly represent the composition of mineral matter in coal or the composition of fly ash and slag resulting from commerical-scale burning of the coal.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers a procedure for the analysis of the commonly determined major and minor elements in coal, coke, and solid residues from combustion of coal and coke. These residues may be laboratory ash, bottom ash, fly ash, flue gas desulfurization sludge, and other combustion process residues.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: D6349 − 13
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Coal, Coke,
and Solid Residues from Combustion of Coal and Coke by
Inductively Coupled Plasma—Atomic Emission
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Spectrometry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6349; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D7348 Test Methods for Loss on Ignition (LOI) of Solid
Combustion Residues
1.1 This test method covers a procedure for the analysis of
D7582 Test Methods for Proximate Analysis of Coal and
the commonly determined major and minor elements in coal,
Coke by Macro Thermogravimetric Analysis
coke, and solid residues from combustion of coal and coke.
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
These residues may be laboratory ash, bottom ash, fly ash, flue
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
gas desulfurization sludge, and other combustion process
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2.2 ISO Standard:
residues.
ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrol-
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
ogy -- Basic and general concepts and associated terms
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
(VIM)
standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the 3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this test method, refer to
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Terminology D121.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Summary of Test Method
4.1 The sample to be analyzed is ashed under standard
2. Referenced Documents
conditionsandignitedtoconstantweight.Theashisfusedwith
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
a fluxing agent followed by dissolution of the melt in dilute
D121 Terminology of Coal and Coke
acid solution.Alternatively, the ash is digested in a mixture of
D346 Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke
hydrofluoric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids. The solution is
Samples for Laboratory Analysis
analyzedbyinductivelycoupledplasma-atomicemissionspec-
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
trometry (ICP) for the elements. The basis of the method is the
D2013 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
measurement of atomic emissions. Aqueous solutions of the
D3173 Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis Sample of
samples are nebulized, and a portion of the aerosol that is
Coal and Coke
produced is transported to the plasma torch where excitation
D3174 Test Method forAsh in theAnalysis Sample of Coal
and emission occurs. Characteristic line emission spectra are
and Coke from Coal
produced by a radio-frequency inductively coupled plasma. A
D3180 Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses
gratingmonochromatorsystemisusedtoseparatetheemission
from As-Determined to Different Bases
lines, and the intensities of the lines are monitored by photo-
mutilplier tube or photodiode array detection. The photocur-
rents from the detector are processed and controlled by a
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D05 on Coal
computer system. A background correction technique is re-
and Coke and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D05.29 on Major
quired to compensate for variable background contribution to
Elements in Ash and Trace Elements of Coal.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2013. Published October 2013. Originally
the determination of elements. Background must be measured
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D6349 - 09. DOI:
adjacent to analyte lines of samples during analysis. The
10.1520/D6349-13.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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TABLE 1 Recommended Wavelengths for Elements Determined
and the recommended wavelengths using conventional nebu-
by ICP
lization. Sulfur may only be determined if the sample is
Element Wavelengths, nm
dissolved by the mixed acid dissolution described in 10.3.2.
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6.1.3 Table 2 lists some interference effects for the recom-
Aluminum 396.152, 256.80, 308.215,
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Designation: D6349 − 09 D6349 − 13
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Coal, Coke,
and Solid Residues from Combustion of Coal and Coke by
Inductively Coupled Plasma—Atomic Emission
1
Spectrometry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6349; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers a procedure for the analysis of the commonly determined major and minor elements in coal, coke,
and solid residues from combustion of coal and coke. These residues may be laboratory ash, bottom ash, fly ash, flue gas
desulfurization sludge, and other combustion process residues.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D121 Terminology of Coal and Coke
D346 Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke Samples for Laboratory Analysis
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
D2013 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
D3173 Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
D3174 Test Method for Ash in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke from Coal
D3180 Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases
D7348 Test Methods for Loss on Ignition (LOI) of Solid Combustion Residues
D5142D7582 Test Methods for Proximate Analysis of the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke by Instrumental ProceduresMacro
Thermogravimetric Analysis (Withdrawn 2010)
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
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2.2 ISO Standard:
ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology -- Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this test method, refer to Terminology D121.
4. Summary of Test Method
4.1 The sample to be analyzed is ashed under standard conditions and ignited to constant weight. The ash is fused with a fluxing
agent followed by dissolution of the melt in dilute acid solution. Alternatively, the ash is digested in a mixture of hydrofluoric,
nitric, and hydrochloric acids. The solution is analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP) for the
elements. The basis of the method is the measurement of atomic emissions. Aqueous solutions of the samples are nebulized, and
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D05 on Coal and Coke and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D05.29 on Major Elements in
Ash and Trace Elements of Coal.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2009Oct. 1, 2013. Published December 2009October 2013. Originally approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 20082009
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as D6349 - 08D6349 - 09. . DOI: 10.1520/D6349-09.10.1520/D6349-13.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 rue de Varembé, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.ch.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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TABLE 1 Recommended Wavelengths for Elements Determined
by ICP
Element Wavelengths, nm
Aluminum 396.152, 256.80, 308.215, 309.271
Barium 455.403, 493.41, 233.53
Calcium 317.93, 315.887, 364.44, 422.67
Iron 259.940, 271.44, 238.204
Magnesium 279.553, 279.08, 285.21, 277.983
Manganese 257.610, 294.92, 293.31, 293.93
Phosphorous 178.287, 214.900
Potassium 766.491, 769.896
Silicon 212.412, 288.16, 251. 611
Sodium 588.995, 589.592
Strontium 421.55
Sulfur 182.04
Titanium 337.280, 350.50, 334.941
a portion of the aerosol that is produced is transported to the plasma torch where excitation and emission occurs. Character
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