Question

Main character of bituminous coal

Answer 1

Its primary constituents are macerals: vitrinite, and liptinite. The carbon content of bituminous coal is around 60–80%; the rest is composed of water, air, hydrogen, and sulfur, which have not been driven off from the macerals. Bank density is approximately 1346 kg/m³ (84 lb/ft³).

Answer 2

The primary constituents are macerals,vitrinite,liptinite .
The carbon content of the bituminous coal is about 60-80% and the rest is composed of water air, hydrogen and sulphur.
it is mainly used as a fuel to generate electricity though some is used as coking coal to produce steel.