Designation:D6316−09b´1StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofTotal,CombustibleandCarbonateCarboninSolidResiduesfromCoalandCoke1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6316;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—TableA1.1waseditoriallycorrectedinJune2013.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftotal,combustible,andcarbonatecarbonremaininginthesolidbyproductsofcombustionfromboilerfurnacesandsimilarreactors,includingash,flyash,char,slag,andsimilarmaterials.1.2Thistestmethodisintendedfortheuseofindustrytodeterminetheperformanceofboilerfurnacesandsimilarcombustionreactorsandaidindeterminingthequalityofthesolidresiduefromcombustion.1.3Thistestmethodcomprisestheuseofanyofseveralmethodstodeterminetotalcarboncontentcombinedwithanyofseveralmethodstodeterminecarbonatecarbon,andthecalculation,bydifference,ofthecombustiblecarbonremaininginasample.1.4Alternatively,thistestmethodappliestothedetermina-tionoftotalcarbonremaininginamaterialafteracidificationwithstrongacidtoevolvecarbonatecarbon.Inthiscase,thecombustiblecarbonisthetotalcarbonmeasuredinthesampleafteracidification.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D121TerminologyofCoalandCokeD513TestMethodsforTotalandDissolvedCarbonDioxideinWaterD1756TestMethodforDeterminationasCarbonDioxideofCarbonateCarboninCoal(Withdrawn2013)3D3178TestMethodsforCarbonandHydrogenintheAnalysisSampleofCoalandCoke(Withdrawn2007)3D3180PracticeforCalculatingCoalandCokeAnal...
