ASTM D3172-89(2002)

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: 09-Apr-2002
• ICS: 75.160.10 - Solid fuels
• Technical Committee: D05 - Coal and Coke
• Drafting Committee: D05.21 - Methods of Analysis

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D3172-89(1997) - Standard Practice for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM D3172-07 - Standard Practice for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke
• Effective Date: 01-May-2007
• Referred By: ASTM D3176-15 - Standard Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and Coke
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D388-23 - Standard Classification of Coals by Rank
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D1412/D1412M-20 - Standard Test Method for Equilibrium Moisture of Coal at 96 to 97 Percent Relative Humidity and 30 °C
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1131-20 - Standard Test Method for Compositional Analysis by Thermogravimetry
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D121-15 - Standard Terminology of Coal and Coke
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D3174-12(2018)e1 - Standard Test Method for Ash in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke from Coal
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D6700-19 - Standard Guide for Use of Scrap Tires as Tire-Derived Fuel
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7569/D7569M-10(2015)e1 - Standard Practice for Determination of Gas Content of Coal—Direct Desorption Method
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D3172–89(Reapproved 2002)
Standard Practice for
Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3172; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.1 proximate analysis of coal and coke—an assay of the
moisture, ash, volatile matter, and fixed carbon as determined
1.1 This practice covers the determination of moisture,
by prescribed methods. Other constituents such as sulfur and
volatile matter, and ash and the calculation of fixed carbon on
phosphorus are not included.
coals and cokes sampled and prepared by prescribed methods
and analyzed according to ASTM established procedures.
4. Significance and Use
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.1 Test methods, as herein described, can be used to
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
establish the rank of coals, show the ratio of combustible to
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
incombustible constituents, provide the basis for buying and
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
selling, and evaluate for beneficiation or for other purposes.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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 Analysis
2 other cases, sample collection shall be in accordance with Test
D 388 Classification of Coals by Rank
Methods D 2234. Preparation shall be in accordance with
D 2013 Method of Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
Method D 2013. Coke sampling shall be in accordance with
D 2234 Test Methods for Collection of a Gross Sample of
Method D 346.
Coal
D 3173 Test Method for Moisture in theAnalysis Sample of
6. Test Methods
Coal and Coke
6.1 Moisture—Test Method D 3173.
D 3174 Test Method forAsh in theAnalysis Sample of Coal
2 6.2 A
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