Thermogravimetric-differential　thermal　analysis　(TG-DSC)　has　been　used　to　obtain　information　on　combustion　characteristics　of　bituminous　coal　and　anthracite　incorporating　Cu(NO3)2,　KNO3,　ZnO　and　MnO2,　and　the　apparent　kinetic　parameters　were　determined　by　the　first-order　Coats　&　Redfern　method　based　on　the　TG-DSC　results.　Experiments　were　conducted　from　the　303　K–1172　K　at　heating　rate　of　10　K　min−1.　The　ignition　index,　burning　intensity,　burnout　index　and　activation　energy　were　used　as　evaluation　indexes.　The　weight　of　evaluation　indexes　was　given　by　relative　comparison　method,　The　catalyst　activity　was　evaluated　by　linear　weighted　synthesis　method.　It　was　indicated　that　those　of　bituminous　coal　and　anthracite,　the　relative　active　sequence　of　catalysts　to　the　comprehensive　combustion　performance　of　bituminous　coal　could　be　described　as　follows:　Cu(NO3)2＞KNO3＞ZnO　＞　MnO2.　The　relative　active　sequence　of　catalysts　to　the　comprehensive　combustion　performance　of　anthracite　could　be　described　as　follows:　Cu(NO3)2＞ZnO　＞　MnO2＞KNO3.　©　2023　The　Authors