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Commercial delayed coker feedstocks and corresponding green cokes were obtained from four refineries. The feedstock materials were characterized by infrared, chromatographic, and solvent extraction techniques in addition to the conventional physical tests and chemical analyses. The green cokes were calcined in a laboratory induction furnace at 1100, 1200, 1300 and 1400ºC. The properties of the resulting calcined cokes were related to the feedstock characteristics. The results indicated significant effects of the feedstock materials which should be taken into account during the control of commercial calcination operations.
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Rhedey, P.J., Nadkarni, S.K. (2016). Coker Feedstock Characteristics and Calcined Coke Properties. In: Tomsett, A., Johnson, J. (eds) Essential Readings in Light Metals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48200-2_3
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