Fuels and Combustion
Fuel gases containing hydrocarbons (ie.g. coke oven gas) are not preheated before burning, mainly because

There are chances of explosion during preheating
It reduces its calorific value tremendously
It reduces its flame temperature tremendously
The hydrocarbons crack thereby choking and fouling the heat transfer surface by carbon soot

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Fuels and Combustion
Washing of coal

Improves its coking properties
Reduces its sulphur and ash content
All of these
Controls its ash fusibility and increases its calorific value

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