The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples
Edited by Curtis A. Palmer
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144
Rehydration of Desiccated Argonne Premium Coal Samples
By Marta R. Krasnow and Robert B. Finkelman
Table 1. Moisture of Argonne Premium Coal samples under different conditions.
[Values are in weight percent; all moisture values were determined by using the ASTM recommended procedure (ASTM, 1996a); Bit., bituminous; Sub., Subbituminous; Lig., lignite]
| Sample identification | (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| "Fresh" samples1 |
"Aged" samples2 |
After resaturation2 |
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| Sample | Rank | |||
| UF PC-1 | Bit. | 1.13 | 0.17 (15) | 0.16 (14) |
| WY PC-2 | Sub. | 28.09 | 8.79 (31) | 9.76 (35) |
| IL PC-3 | Bit. | 7.97 | 1.41 (18) | 6.77 (85) |
| PITT PC-4 | Bit. | 1.65 | .97 (59) | 1.57 (95) |
| POC PC-5 | Bit. | .65 | .10 (15) | .23 (35) |
| UT PC-6 | Bit. | 4.63 | .21 (05) | 3.29 (71) |
| WV PC-7 | Bit. | 2.42 | .85 (35) | 1.29 (53) |
| ND PC-8 | Lig. | 32.24 | 1.94 (06) | 11.90 (37) |
1Samples in ampoules; data from Vorres (1993).
2Number in parentheses is the percentage of original
moisture content.
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