Table 2

Proximate and ultimate analyses and total Se concentrations of different ranks of coals


%
Bituminous coal
Anthracite
Cokeite

Ultimate analyses
Carbon
78.1
81.3
86

Hydrogen
4.64
3.52
1.77

Nitrogen
0.92
0.95
0.56

Sulfur
0.48
0.25
0.48
Proximate analyses
Moisture
1.26
2.15
5.41

Volatile matter
24.64
12.06
4.75

Ash
14.51
13.14
6.94

Fixed carbon
59.57
72.69
82.58

Zhang et al. Geochemical Transactions 2007 8:14   doi:10.1186/1467-4866-8-14