ASTM D3172-89(1997)

Standard Practice for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke

SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the determination of moisture, volatile matter, and ash and the calculation of fixed carbon on coals and cokes sampled and prepared by prescribed methods and analyzed according to ASTM established procedures.  
1.2 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equpiment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1988
• Technical Committee: D05 - Coal and Coke
• Drafting Committee: D05.21 - Methods of Analysis

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D3172-89(2002) - Standard Practice for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: D 3172 - 89 (Reapproved 1997) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
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ASTM
Standard Practice for
Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke'
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3 172; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the cas+ of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (C) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
3. Terminology
1. Scope
3.1 Definition:
1.1 This practice covers the determination of moisture,
3.1.1 proximate analysis of coal and coke-an assay of the
volatile matter, and ash and the calculation of fixed carbon
moisture, ash, volatile matter, and fixed carbon as deter-
on coals and cokes sampled and prepared by prescribed
mined by prescribed methods. Other constituents such as
methods and analyzed according to ASTM established pro-
sulfur and phosphorus are not included.
cedures.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Significance and Use
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 Test methods, as herein described, can be used to
responsibility ofthe user of this standard to establish appro-
establish the rank of coals, show the ratio of combustible to
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
incombustible constituents, provide the basis for buying and
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
selling, and evaluate for beneficiation or for other purposes.
5. Sampling
2. Referenced Documents
5.1 Coal sample collection shall be in accordance with
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Sections 5 and 6 of Classification D 388, if the proximate
D 346 Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke
analysis is to be used for classification of coal by rank. In all
Samples for Laboratory Analysis2
other cases, sample collection shall be in accordance with
D 388 Classification of Coals by Rank2
Test Methods D 2234. Preparation shall be in accordance
D 20 13 Method of Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis2
D 20 13. Coke sampling sha
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