There are 2 types of Bituminous coals:- 1. Bituminous metallurgical coal.2. Bituminous steam coal
The bituminous coals are considered to be 'all purpose' coals,and because of its excellent heating quality and the ease with which it can be handled, it is the most extensively used fuel in the world. In inditries it can be used for steam raising ,heating purposes, gasification, and coking
The colour of the bituminous coal varies from pitch black to grey colour. Sometimes more or less laminated showing layers of bright and dull coals
Coal is classified according to its heating value and according to its relative content of elemental carbon. For example, anthracite contains the highest proportion of pure carbon (about 86%-98%) and has the highest heat value-13,500-15,600 Btu/lb (British thermal units per pound)-of all forms of coal. Bituminous coal generally has lower concentrations of pure carbon (from 46% to 86%) and lower heat values (8,300-15,600 Btu/lb). Bituminous coals are often sub-divided on the basis of their heat value, being classified as low, medium, and high volatile bituminous and sub-bituminous. Lignite, the poorest of the true coals in terms of heat value (5,500-8,300 Btu/lb) generally contains about 46%-60% pure carbon. All forms of coal also contain other elements present in living organisms, such as sulfur and nitrogen, that are very low in absolute numbers, but that have important environmental consequences when coals are used as fuels.
Bituminous coal is a soft mineral.
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There are 2 types of Bituminous coals:- 1. Bituminous metallurgical coal.2. Bituminous steam coal
The bituminous coals are considered to be 'all purpose' coals,and because of its excellent heating quality and the ease with which it can be handled, it is the most extensively used fuel in the world. In inditries it can be used for steam raising ,heating purposes, gasification, and coking
Bituminous refers to bitumen, the more fluid tarry substances or bitumen that is found in some coals and which may be distilled off as coal tar. Hard dry coals are called anthracite because of its stony nature.
The bituminous coals are considered to be 'all purpose' coals,and because of its excellent heating quality and the ease with which it can be handled, it is the most extensively used fuel in the world. In inditries it can be used for steam raising ,heating purposes, gasification, and coking
Bituminous coals are not very much safer for the cooking purposes as it gives smoky flames which may cause many health hazards
The colour of the bituminous coal varies from pitch black to grey colour. Sometimes more or less laminated showing layers of bright and dull coals
E. J. Hippo has written: 'Organic sulfur species distributions in bituminous and low rank coals'
Most of the original markets for anthracite were relinquished long ago to natural gas, fuel oil, and other coals, such as bituminous and lignite coal.
Anthracite is a better type of coal than bituminous, anthracite is the best type of coal because it is the purest type of coal as it has the highest amount of carbon content present in it. It is made up of 90-95% of carbon content, so, it has a higher calorific value and burns without a smoke. Anthracite is relatively a harder, an older and a purer type of coal as compared to bituminous. Anthracite also burns without a smoke, so it is cleaner and is a more eco-friendly fuel. The only advantage bituminous has over anthracite is that it is present in more quantity than anthracite which is unfortunate because 70-75% of all coals are bituminous and anthracite covers only 5% of all types of coals.
Joseph M Singer has written: 'Thermal, mechanical, and physical properties of selected bituminous coals and cokes' -- subject(s): Coal, Coke
Coal is not all the same. Different coals have different amounts of carbon, Bituminous, or soft coals have the highest percentage of carbon, up to almost 90%, Anthracite or hard coals have close to 80% carbon content, and lignite, brown coals have about 40% carbon content. Carbon content is what determines how much CO2 is produced by coal's combustion.