Solvent analysis is a method for quantitative separation of coal tar into toluene insoluble, asphaltene (toluene soluble,pentane insoluble),and oil (pentane soluble). The prime objective was to identify the variables in the procedure,including aromatic solvent type,extraction method,amount of toluene solution concentrate (degree of toluene boil-off) ,alkane solvent type,and ratio of n-heptane to toluene solution concentrate that affected the precipitate obtained for asphaltene content. Substitution of toluene with benzene and extraction method did not have a large effect on the precipitate reported for asphaltene. Heptane was chosen as alkane solvent instead of pentane. However amount of toluene solution concentrate and ratio of n-heptane to toluene solution concentrate did have a large effect on the precipitate reported as asphaltene. Coal tar from northern Shaanxi province was tested. With the suitable time of ultrasonic extraction for 3 hours,toluene solution concentrate o