This article covers methods of analysis of coal and coke, including sampling, functional group analysis, spectroscopy, petrography, determining optical constants, density, electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, calorific value, ash fusibility, behavior on heating, grindability, and special constituents. Also included is an extensive bibliography on analytical methods for coal and coke.
In Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemical Analysis, Volume 10, Intersci. Pub., New York, PP. 209-262