ASTM D6316-09a
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Determination of Total, Combustible and Carbonate Carbon in Solid Residues from Coal and Coke
Standard Test Method for Determination of Total, Combustible and Carbonate Carbon in Solid Residues from Coal and Coke
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The combustible carbon content of solid residues is used to calculate efficiency of fuel combustion in boiler furnaces and similar combustors.
Combustible carbon values are also used to determine the residual fuel value of incompletely combusted/reacted coal and coke in other reactors that consume carbonaceous fuels (examples include fluidized bed furnaces and liquefaction, gasification and pyrolysis reactors).
The combustible carbon content of flyash is an important parameter in the use of flyash as a cement additive.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of total, combustible, and carbonate carbon remaining in the solid byproducts of combustion from boiler furnaces and similar reactors, including ash, flyash, char, slag, and similar materials.
1.2 This test method is intended for the use of industry to determine the performance of boiler furnaces and similar combustion reactors and aid in determining the quality of the solid residue from combustion.
1.3 This test method comprises the use of any of several methods to determine total carbon content combined with any of several methods to determine carbonate carbon, and the calculation, by difference, of the combustible carbon remaining in a sample.
1.4 Alternatively, this test method applies to the determination of total carbon remaining in a material after acidification with strong acid to evolve carbonate carbon. In this case, the combustible carbon is the total carbon measured in the sample after acidification.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 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 to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:D6316–09a
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Total, Combustible and Carbonate Carbon
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in Solid Residues from Coal and Coke
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6316; 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 of Carbonate Carbon in Coal
D 3178 Test Methods for Carbon and Hydrogen in the
1.1 This test method covers the determination of total,
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Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
combustible, and carbonate carbon remaining in the solid
D 5373 Test Methods for Instrumental Determination of
byproducts of combustion from boiler furnaces and similar
Carbon,Hydrogen,andNitrogeninLaboratorySamplesof
reactors,includingash,flyash,char,slag,andsimilarmaterials.
Coal and Coke
1.2 This test method is intended for the use of industry to
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
determine the performance of boiler furnaces and similar
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
combustion reactors and aid in determining the quality of the
2.2 Other Standards:
solid residue from combustion.
ANSI/ASMEStandard,PTC38-1980 DeterminingtheCon-
1.3 This test method comprises the use of any of several
centration of Particulate Matter in A Gas Stream and US
methods to determine total carbon content combined with any
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EPA Standard CFR 60 Appendix A, Method 17
of several methods to determine carbonate carbon, and the
calculation,bydifference,ofthecombustiblecarbonremaining
3. Terminology
in a sample.
3.1 Definitions: For additional definitions of terms used in
1.4 Alternatively, this test method applies to the determina-
this test method, refer to Terminology D 121.
tion of total carbon remaining in a material after acidification
3.1.1 carbonate carbon, n—the carbon content present in
with strong acid to evolve carbonate carbon. In this case, the
the solid products derived from the combustion or reaction of
combustible carbon is the total carbon measured in the sample
coal, coal byproducts, or coke as carbonates and which is
after acidification.
non-combustible in standard industry practice.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3.1.2 combustible carbon, n—carbon content remaining in
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
the solid products derived from the combustion or reaction of
standard.
coal, coal byproducts, or coke, exclusive of carbonate in any
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
form.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.3 total carbon, n—carboncontentremaininginthesolid
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
products derived from the combustion or reaction of coal, coal
priate safety and health practices and to determine the
byproducts, or coke, inclusive of carbonate in any form.
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Summary of Test Method
2. Referenced Documents
2 4.1 Total Carbon—The determination of total carbon is
2.1 ASTM Standards:
made by the oxidative thermal decomposition of a weighed
D 121 Terminology of Coal and Coke
quantity of sample in a closed system and, after complete
D 513 Test Methods for Total and Dissolved Carbon Diox-
oxidation and purification of the resulting gaseous products,
ide in Water
measurement of the carbon dioxide produced by one of several
D 1756 Test Method for Determination as Carbon Dioxide
methods.
4.1.1 Absorptive Determination of Total Carbon—The
evolved carbon dioxide is fixed on an absorption train and is
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D05 on Coal
measured quantitatively by weighing the absorbent (see Test
and Coke and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D05.29 on Major
Elements in Ash and Trace Elements of Coal. Methods D 3178).
Current edition approved April 15, 2009. Published June 2009. Originally
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D 6316 - 09.
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4.1.2 Instrumental Determi
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Designation:D6316–09 Designation:D6316–09a
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Total, Combustible and Carbonate Carbon
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in Solid Residues from Coal and Coke
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6316; 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 the determination of total, combustible, and carbonate carbon remaining in the solid byproducts of
combustion from boiler furnaces and similar reactors, including ash, flyash, char, slag, and similar materials.
1.2 This test method is intended for the use of industry to determine the performance of boiler furnaces and similar combustion
reactors and aid in determining the quality of the solid residue from combustion.
1.3 This test method comprises the use of any of several methods to determine total carbon content combined with any of
several methods to determine carbonate carbon, and the calculation, by difference, of the combustible carbon remaining in a
sample.
1.4 Alternatively, this test method applies to the determination of total carbon remaining in a material after acidification with
strong acid to evolve carbonate carbon. In this case, the combustible carbon is the total carbon measured in the sample after
acidification.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 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 to determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 121 Terminology of Coal and Coke
D 513 Test Methods for Total and Dissolved Carbon Dioxide in Water
D 1756 Test Method for Determination as Carbon Dioxide of Carbonate Carbon in Coal
D 3178 Test Methods for Carbon and Hydrogen in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
D 5373 Test Methods for Instrumental Determination of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Laboratory Samples of Coal and
Coke
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
2.2 Other Standards:
ANSI/ASME Standard, PTC 38-1980 Determining the Concentration of Particulate Matter in A Gas Stream and
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US EPA Standard CFR 60Appendix Appendix A, Method 17
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions: For additional definitions of terms used in this test method, refer to Terminology D 121.
3.1.1 carbonate carbon, n—the carbon content present in the solid products derived from the combustion or reaction of coal,
coal byproducts, or coke as carbonates and which is non-combustible in standard industry practice.
3.1.2 combustible carbon, n—carbon content remaining in the solid products derived from the combustion or reaction of coal,
coal byproducts, or coke, exclusive of carbonate in any form.
3.1.3 total carbon, n—carbon content remaining in the solid products derived from the combustion or reaction of coal, coal
byproducts, or coke, inclusive of carbonate in any form.
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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 Feb. 1,April 15, 2009. Published FebruaryJune 2009. Originally approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 20042009 as D 6316 - 049.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM 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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4. Summary of Test Method
4.1 Total Carbon— The determination of total carbon is made by the oxidative thermal decomposition of a weighed quantity
of sample in a closed system and, after complete oxidation and purification of the resulting gaseous products, measurement of the
carbon dioxide pr
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