Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis

The validation of proximate analysis through drying the coals inside an oven or furnace (conventional) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was done in this study. The purpose is to get an insight on the burning behavior during TGA analysis so that the method and the results can be used to replace t...

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Main Authors: Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman, Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Idris, Jolius, Gimbun, Rafiziana, Md. Kasmani
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Online Access:https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45523/
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author Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman
Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Idris
Jolius, Gimbun
Rafiziana, Md. Kasmani
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Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Idris
Jolius, Gimbun
Rafiziana, Md. Kasmani
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description The validation of proximate analysis through drying the coals inside an oven or furnace (conventional) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was done in this study. The purpose is to get an insight on the burning behavior during TGA analysis so that the method and the results can be used to replace the conventional method by drying in an oven. The chosen coals in this study were from two rank of coals; sub-bituminous coal, namely Tanito and bituminous coal namely Bayan. They were collected from a power plant located at Tanjung Bin, Johor. The properties of the coals were investigated through drying (oven) and burning (furnace) to get the value of volatile content, moisture content, and ash content according to British Standard procedures [1]. The same properties were also investigated through TGA according to ASTM International method [2]. The results have shown a good reproducibility with an error of 1.62% for volatility, 0.95% for moisture content, and 0.24% for ash content. The results can be utilized to classify the rank of coal, to get the proportion of combustible and incombustible components and also for various purposes in industry. Besides that, analysis through TGA is able to give faster results as compared to conventional method.
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spelling ump-455232025-09-02T04:42:51Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45523/ Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Idris Jolius, Gimbun Rafiziana, Md. Kasmani Q Science (General) T Technology (General) TP Chemical technology The validation of proximate analysis through drying the coals inside an oven or furnace (conventional) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was done in this study. The purpose is to get an insight on the burning behavior during TGA analysis so that the method and the results can be used to replace the conventional method by drying in an oven. The chosen coals in this study were from two rank of coals; sub-bituminous coal, namely Tanito and bituminous coal namely Bayan. They were collected from a power plant located at Tanjung Bin, Johor. The properties of the coals were investigated through drying (oven) and burning (furnace) to get the value of volatile content, moisture content, and ash content according to British Standard procedures [1]. The same properties were also investigated through TGA according to ASTM International method [2]. The results have shown a good reproducibility with an error of 1.62% for volatility, 0.95% for moisture content, and 0.24% for ash content. The results can be utilized to classify the rank of coal, to get the proportion of combustible and incombustible components and also for various purposes in industry. Besides that, analysis through TGA is able to give faster results as compared to conventional method. AIP Publishing 2025-08-27 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45523/1/Validation%20of%20physical%20properties%20of%20coals%20by%20conventional%20method%20with%20TGA.pdf Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman and Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Idris and Jolius, Gimbun and Rafiziana, Md. Kasmani (2025) Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. 3rd Energy Security And Chemical Engineering Congress (ESChE 2023) , 28 - 30 August 2023 , Langkawi, Malaysia. pp. 1-7., 3225 (090003). ISSN 0094-243X (Published) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0264597
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T Technology (General)
TP Chemical technology
Wan Zaiton, Wan Sulaiman
Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Idris
Jolius, Gimbun
Rafiziana, Md. Kasmani
Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis
title Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis
title_full Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis
title_fullStr Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis
title_full_unstemmed Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis
title_short Validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis
title_sort validation of physical properties of coals by conventional method with thermogravimetric analysis
topic Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
TP Chemical technology
url https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45523/
https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45523/