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. 2022 Dec 2;12:20869. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25247-6

Table 2.

A proximate composition of bituminous coal used for preparation of activated carbon.

Volatiles content (wt% of dry mass) Moisture content (wt%) Ash contenta (wt%) Sulphur contentb (wt%) Phosphorus content (wt%) Cfixb (wt%)
35.00 5.12 5.55 0.5 0.04 53,79

aAsh content of the coal considered as the candidate material for manufacturing of AC is shown in the Table 2.

bFixed carbon content.