Coal analysis Wikipedia
Drying in a minimum freespace oven at 150 °C (302 °F) within a nitrogen atmosphere Drying in air at 100 to 105 °C (212 to 221 °F) and relative loss of mass determined Methods 1 and 2 are suitable with lowrank coals, but method 3 is only suitable for highrank coals as free air drying lowrank coals may promote oxidation.