Sampling and Analysis of Coal with Thermal and Chemical Methods for Quality Control Evaluation

Abstract

Coal is one of the huge consumed fossil  fuels and has huge energy demands in various energy  sectors especially in power generation sector and in  industries. Coal is a common energy source in the cement  and steel industry and in coming years India will rely  heavily on the utilization of fossil fuels for its huge energy  demands. As India is targeting to attain zero-carbon  emission till 2070, there is pressing demand on efficient  utilization of fossil fuels so as to minimize any harm to our  ecosystem. In this paper we have performed thermal and  chemical analysis on the quality of coal so as to determine  the best quality of coal which can be utilized properly as  well as graded for appropriate usage in various energy  demanding sectors. We provided stage process test  technique procedures for proximate analysis, ultimate  analysis, mineral matter, physical and thermal  characteristics, and so on. After having detailed analysis of  coal samples, it is found that by increasing Sulfur content  in coal, consumption of coal can be decreased significantly  which will ultimately decrease the air pollution and less  coal will be consumed in cement production.