Abstract:
Metallurgical Cokes are hard coke used in blast furnace for producing pig iron and in cupolas for the
production of grey iron castings. Integrated Steel Plants have their own Coke oven battery in the premises to produce
better quality of Metallurgical coke. Cokes used in Cupola are of inferior quality in comparison to coke used in the blast
furnace. Due to some inherent characteristics like hardness, porosity, and abrasive strength,(Metallurgical cokes are
being used in these furnaces. Metallurgical coke is produced by Carbonisation (heating of pulverised coking coal in
absence of air) of coking coal i.e. bituminous coal in coke oven battery. Due to shortage of cooking coal in our country,now a days coke is also being produced by blending of coking coal, Non-coking and some additives.
