2024-03-15
gabion-Petroleum Coke Types, Uses and Specifications
Petroleum coke, also known as petcoke is a byproduct of the refining process of crude oil. It is a carbon-rich solid material that is used for various industrial and commercial purposes, such as fuel in power plants and cement kilns. Petcoke can vary in appearance from black, to dark grey, to golden brown, depending on its composition and therefining process used to produce it. The sulfur content of petcoke can also vary widely, with some grades having very low sulfur content, while others have very high sulfur content.Petcoke is derived from a final thermal cracking process base Coker units that split long-chain hydrocarbons of petroleum residues into shorter chains. Petcoke is also produced in the production of synthetic crude oil (syncrude) from bitumen extracted from Canada’s oil sands and from Venezuela’s Orinoco oil sands.