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Determining the Composition of Long-Flame Coal by Chemical and Instrumental Methods: A Comparison

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For long-flame coal, the content of the basic elements in the organic mass (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen) is determined. Standard chemical methods are employed: accelerated determination of carbon and hydrogen; the Kjeldahl method for nitrogen; and the Eschka method for total sulfur. Their content is also determined by an instrumental method. The results are subjected to statistical analysis; the data from chemical and instrumental analysis are compared. For all the elements, the discrepancy is insignificant; the dispersion is uniform; and the results obtained by the methods may be regarded as equally accurate. On that basis, chemical coal analysis may be replaced by instrumental analysis, with considerable savings of time.

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This research was conducted on equipment at the Kemerovo Collective-Use Center, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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State funding was provided to the Institute of Coal Chemistry and the Chemistry of Materials, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (project 121031500512-7).

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Correspondence to O. S. Efimova or L. V. Panina.

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Translated by B. Gilbert

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Efimova, O.S., Panina, L.V. Determining the Composition of Long-Flame Coal by Chemical and Instrumental Methods: A Comparison. Coke Chem. 65, 7–10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068364X22010021

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