10. GRADE OF COAL
MINERALS IN COAL
• MOST COMMON MINERALS
• Clay-Kaolinite
• Quartz
• Carbonate minerals- Calcite, Dolomite,
Siderite
• Pyrite
• LESS COMMON MINERALS
• Apatite
• Zircon
• Rutile
11. GRADE OF COKING COAL
GRADES ASH CONTENT
STEEL I <15%
STEEL II 15-18%
WASHERY GRADE I 18-21%
WASHERY GRADEII 21-24%
WASHERY GRADE III 24-28%
WASHERY GRADE IV 28-35%
SEMI COKING I <19%
SEMI COKING II 19-24%
HARD COKE BY PRODUCT
PREMIUM
<25%
ORDINARY 25-30%
BECHIVE PREMIUM <27%
BECHIVE SUPERIOR 27-31%
BECHIVE ORDINARY 32-36%
12. GRADING OF NON COKING
COAL
GRADE USEFUL HEAT VALUE
(Kcal/Kg)
A >6200
B 5601-6200
C 4941-5600
D 4201-4940
E 3361-4200
F 2401-3360
G 1301-2400
USEFUL HEAT VALUE =8900 - 138 * [ ASH % + MOISTURE % ]
13. FUEL RATIO
• FUEL RATIO = FIXED CARBON
VOLATILE MATTER
P FRAZER (1887) COAL CLASSIFICATION
COAL FUEL RATIO
DRY COAL 100-12
SEMI ANTHRACITE 12-8
SUB BITUMINOUS 8-5
BITUMINOUS 5-0
23. KEROGEN
• Type I Kerogen (Alginite)
• Type II Kerogen(Exinite)
• Type III Kerogen (Sulfurous/Vitrinite)
• Type IV Kerogen (Inertinite)
24. QUALITY OF ORGANIC
MATTER
KEROGEN TYPE KEROGEN
COMPOSITION
ORIGIN HYDROGEN
CONTENT
MAIN PRODUCT
EXPELLED AT
PEAK MATURITY
I Amorphous/
Alginite
Luccustrine
algae
Hydrogen
rich
Oil
II Exinite Spores,
planktonic
debris
Hydrogen rich Oil
III Vitrinite Land plants Hydrogen
poor
Gas
IV Inertinite Fossil Charcoal
Fungal remains
Hydrogen
poor
Gas