1. Scope

1.1 These test methods cover the determination of the mass loss from solid combustion residues upon heating in an air or oxygen atmosphere to a prescribed temperature. The mass loss can be due to the loss of moisture, carbon, sulfur, and so forth, from the decomposition or combustion of the residue.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D121 Terminology of Coal and Coke

D3174 Test Method for Ash in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke from Coal

D3180 Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases

D3682 Test Method for Major and Minor Elements in Combustion Residues from Coal Utilization Processes

D3683 Test Method for Trace Elements in Coal and Coke Ash by Atomic Absorption

D4326 Test Method for Major and Minor Elements in Coal and Coke Ash By X-Ray Fluorescence

D5142 Test Methods for Proximate Analysis of the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke by Instrumental Procedures

D6316 Test Method for Determination of Total, Combustible and Carbonate Carbon in Solid Residues from Coal and Coke

D6349 Test Method for Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Coal, Coke, and Solid Residues from Combustion of Coal and Coke by Inductively Coupled Plasma--Atomic Emission Spectrometry

D6357 Test Methods for Determination of Trace Elements in Coal, Coke, and Combustion Residues from Coal Utilization Processes by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, and Graphite Furnace Atomic Ab

E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method

Keywords

ash; combustion residues; loss on ignition; LOI; macro thermogravimetric analysis; macro TGA;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 27.020 (Internal combustion engines)

DOI: 10.1520/D7348-08E01

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