Example of PROXIMATE ANALYSIS and ULTIMATE ANALYSIS

From the Penn State Coal Sample Bank and Database

Pittsburgh Seam

Washington County, PA

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS

	as rec'd	dry	daf	dmmf(Parr)
% Moisture	2.00	-	-	-
% Ash	9.25	9.44	-	-
% Vol. Matter	38.63	39.42	43.53	42.33
% Fixed Carbon	50.12	51.14	56.47	57.67

ULTIMATE ANALYSIS

	as rec'd	dry	daf	dmmf(Parr)
% Ash	9.25	9.44	-	(12.32%MM)
% Carbon	72.72	74.21	81.95	84.64
% Hydrogen	5.00	5.10	5.63	5.82
% Nitrogen	1.32	1.35	1.49	1.54
% Tot. Sulfur	3.79	3.87	4.27	-
% Oxygen (diff.)	5.91	6.03	6.66	8.00