Research Article
Characterization of Some Nigerian Coals for Power Generation
Table 11
Comparison of four coal samples with characteristics of subbituminous coal used by Genesee Phase 3 power station in Canada.
| Parameters | Genesee Phase 3, Canada | Coal samples | Odagbo | Owukpa | Ezimo | Inyi |
| Coal type | Subbituminous | Subbituminous | Subbituminous | Subbituminous | Subbituminous | Gross calorific value, MJ/kg | 17.9 | 22.60# | 26.51# | 20.96# | 19.39# | Ash, % | 19.4 | 5.3# | 3.3# | 23.4† | 30.4† | Moisture, % | 20 | 14.9# | 11.5# | 6.6# | 3.8# | Sulphur, % | 0.2 | 1.07† | 0.60† | 0.56† | 0.56† |
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Acceptable. †Not acceptable.
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