coke

a grey, hard, and porous fuel with high carbon content and few impurities

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Coke is a grey, hard, and porous fuel made from coal that contains high amounts of carbon and very few impurities. It matters because it is widely used in industrial processes, particularly in steel and iron production, where its properties make it an essential ingredient.

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Transforming petroleum coke into greener and sustainable carbon nanomaterials: Synthesis, structure and applications.ReviewJournal of environmental management · 2025Alshoaibi A, Rasheed TDOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127002
Biological treatment of coke plant effluents: from a microbiological perspective.ReviewBiologia futura · 2020Felföldi T, Nagymáté Z, Székely AJ et al.DOI: 10.1007/s42977-020-00028-2
Highly efficient coke dust suppressant with anti-freezing capabilities.Chemosphere · 2024Lee J, Lee HDOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143491
Petroleum coke in the urban environment: a review of potential health effects.ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Caruso JA, Zhang K, Schroeck NJ et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120606218
Cytogenetic analysis of coke oven workers in Eastern Slovakia.Central European journal of public health · 2023Sedlák V, Bujňák A, Gajdoš A et al.DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7845
A study on the characteristics of coke in the hearth of a superlarge blast furnace.PloS one · 2021Lv QQ, Tian YS, Du P et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247051
Coke oven wastewater treatment using polymeric and ceramic membranes.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025Yadav AA, Salekar SD, Thombre NV et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33745-5
Coke production.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans · 1984

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Raw coke

Coke is a grey, hard, and porous coal-based fuel with a high carbon content. It is made by heating coal or petroleum in the absence of air. Coke is an important industrial product, used mainly in the smelting of iron ore, but also as a fuel in stoves and forges.