DEPARTMENT OF SOLID FUELS QUALITY ASSESSMENT (SW)
OFFER OF SERVICES:
- Physico-chemical analyses of run-of-mine and sorted hard coals as well as solid fuels like: brown coal, coke, semi-coke and briquettes of hard and brown coal
- Technical analyses, i.e. moisture, ash, total sulphur, calorific value, volatile and elementary matter, i.e. carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, chlorine, sulphur forms
- Determination of the coal rank according to the Polish standard PN-82/G-97002 and coal code according to the International Codification System
- Petrographic tests: maceral composition, microlithotypes, index of vitrinite reflexivity
- Determination of coking properties
- Analyses of ash composition and its properties
- Analyses of umpire assays, in matters of contest between coal producers and consumers
- Solid fuels sampling
- Comprehensive organisation of tests of solid fuel samples in cooperation with other laboratories
- Preparation of reference materials in the form of standard samples
- Coal selection for users, on the basis of data bank information, taking into account technological and ecological conditionings
- Prognostic investigations concerning raw coal quality in adaptation to production programmes of mines
- Preparation of a monography of run-of-mine and sorted coals
- Training courses for executive personnel of research laboratories of solid fuels as well as representatives of quality control departments
- Consultancy, consulting training with respect to the implementation of quality systems in research laboratoriers
