Ash Content

Basics

• A term for the percentage (typically by mass) of material left over after all volatile and combustible matter is driven off from a material
• In the lab this is typically done with a Laboratory Kiln (Aka Muffle Furnace / Electric Muffle Furnace / Electric Kiln etc) and a specialized retort or other ceramic container
• Practically this is done with any sort of burner / Furnace / Gas Turbine or Internal Combustion Engine etc
• This is typically for determining what systems can use a fuel, or calculating Ash Handling Systems

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Ash (analytical chemistry)
  • Mentions ISO and ASTM Standard Methodologies , will be a good read for plotting an Open Source Quality Control Lab of sorts