Table 1. Conventional Analysis of Coal Samples^a.

	proximate analysis (wt %)					ultimate analysis (wt %, daf)
sample ID	Mad	Aad	Vdaf	FCad	R0 (%)	C	H	O	N	S	coal rank
MTG	3.55	10.65	29.45	56.35	0.42	80.86	3.37	13.01	1.21	1.55	lignite
EEDS	4.74	9.63	23.11	62.52	0.5	81.77	2.98	12.56	1.33	1.36	lignite
PX	2.51	8.82	24.62	64.05	1.46	84.36	4.15	8.3	1.35	1.84	bituminous
DSC	0.56	13.27	18.24	67.93	2.13	87.63	3.41	6.95	0.74	1.27	bituminous
HL	3.77	10.56	16.69	68.98	2.19	89.24	2.95	5.17	1.22	1.42	bituminous
TL	2.25	9.88	7.95	79.92	3.18	91.38	2.01	5.27	0.69	0.65	anthracite
ZZ	1.82	12.46	7.58	78.14	3.21	89.94	3.26	4.81	1.15	0.84	anthracite
YQ	0.88	10.53	7.35	81.24	3.32	89.55	3.05	5.77	1.11	0.52	anthracite

^aNote: ad, air dried basis; daf, dried ash free basis; M_ad, moisture; A_ad, ash; V_daf, volatile matter; FC_ad, fixed carbon.