Some Characteristics Coal Properties of Western Part of Turkey

The chemical, petrographic, thermal and structural properties of four different coal samples ( an, Saray, Tun bilek, Yata an) in Turkey were investigated. The elementel analyses of coals such as C, H, O, N and S and the proximate analyses such as volatile matter, fixed carbon and ash were determined. The spectrums of FTIR that were explained the structural properties of coals were drown. The relationship of petrographic analysis were searched and the thermal values were determined by bomb calorimeter.Tun bilek and an lignites have the highest fixed carbon amount (% 51.58 and %51.57) among the coals. Tun bilek coal has the highest thermal value as 25 723 J/kg. It was found that Tun bilek coal has the highest reflectance value as 0.517. Itwas understood that the structute of Tun bilek coal has more aromaticity than the others according to the IR analyses drown. Tun bilek coal is a subbituminious coal and Saray, an and Yata an are lignites.