As model input for the volatile matter release, the HTVM (high temperature volatile matter as defined by IFRF [IFRF, www.handbook.ifrf.net/handbook/glossary.html. [1]]) was used.
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The volatile matter and Ro mean values suggest these coals to range in rank from high volatile bituminous 'C' to 'B'.
The root mean square error for prediction of ash content, volatile matter content, and calorific value decreases from 2.74% to 1.82%, 1.69% to 1.22%, and 1.23 MJ/kg to 0.85 MJ/kg, respectively.
For the determination of rank of the Karharbari coals, the parameters used are volatile matter (d.a.f. basis) and vitrinite reflectance (Ro mean) value.
Because of volatile matter was the reactive substance, hence, more volatile meant easier biomass to be burned.
Volatile matter content varies between 22.80 % and 35.40 %, with a mean value 29.81 %.
In the Karharbari coals, the volatile matter (d.a.f. basis) ranges from 35.2 to 45.9 %, mean 43.1%% (Table 2) and reflectance of vitrinite (Ro mean) ranges from 0.57 % to 0.69 %, mean 0.59%% (Table 3; Fig. 4).
The parameters of coal such as moisture, volatile matter, ash content, fixed carbon composition, vitrinite, semi-vitrinite, liptinite, Inertinite, mineral matter, mean and depth are used to relate with Langmuir isotherm constants and estimate sorption capacity.
