Sample DECS-18 Kentucky No 9 Seam hvBb rank
Union County, KY
Interior Province, Eastern Region
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS ULTIMATE ANALYSIS,
dry mineral-matter-free (Parr) basis
% As-received Moisture 6.81 % Carbon 82.16
DRY: % Ash12.25 % Hydrogen 6.03
DRY: % Volatile Matter41.18 % Nitrogen 1.49
DRY: % Fixed Carbon 46.57 % Oxygen10.32
SULFUR FORMS, dry basis CALORIFIC VALUE, BTU/lb dry basis
% Pyritic 2.37 12687
% Sulfate 0.01 EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE, %
% Organic 1.83 7.84
% Total 4.21
MACERAL GROUP ANALYSIS,
volume % mineral-free (blue + white light)
VITRINITE REFLECTANCE,
mean-maximum % in oil
Total Vitrinite 85.7 0.56
Total Inertinite6.6
Total Liptinite7.7

Notes:
This sample is part of the U.S. Department of Energy Coal Sample Bank at Penn State.
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