coking
Heating coal destructively
Coking is the process of converting coal into coke—a porous, carbon-rich fuel used in steelmaking.
Coal is heated in the absence of air until volatile compounds burn off, leaving nearly pure carbon.
The coking plant operated around the clock.
Coking coal refers to grades suitable for this process, distinguished from thermal coal burned for electricity.
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
- devolatilizationRemoval of volatile substances
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- charringBurning surface black
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
Producing metal from ore
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- foundryMetal casting facility
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
raceway · slag · flux · sintering · pelletizing · reduction · charge
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- benzeneAromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- tolueneAromatic solvent from petroleum
- xyleneDimethylbenzene industrial solvent
- naphthaleneBicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
ammonia · phenol · BTX · pitch · creosote · pyridine · sulfur
Environmental harm from waste
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- scrubberPollution removal device
- desulfurizationRemoving sulfur from substances
flaring · opacity · carcinogenic · OSHA · EPA
Containing natural tar
- semi-softModerately firm texture
- reflectanceLight return ratio
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- dilatationEnlargement of an opening
pyrolysis
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
- devolatilizationRemoval of volatile substances
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- charringBurning surface black
ironmaking
Producing metal from ore
cupola · raceway · slag · flux · sintering · pelletizing · reduction · charge
tar
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- benzeneAromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- tolueneAromatic solvent from petroleum
- xyleneDimethylbenzene industrial solvent
naphthalene · ammonia · phenol · BTX · pitch · creosote · pyridine · sulfur
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- scrubberPollution removal device
desulfurization · flaring · opacity · carcinogenic · OSHA · EPA
bituminous
Containing natural tar
- semi-softModerately firm texture
- reflectanceLight return ratio
- fluidityState of flowing freely
dilatation · caking · PCI · stamping
battery
Portable electricity storage
- pusherOne who shoves forward
- levelerTool that flattens
- regeneratorDevice that renews
- refiningrefining, distillation, cracking, vacuum distillation, desulfurization
- heat reactionscombustion, burning, exothermic reaction, incineration, fuel combustion
- carbon formsgraphite, diamond, diamonds, fullerene, graphene
- oil sandstar sands, oil sands, bitumen, Athabasca, upgraders