Preferred Label : semicoke;
IUPAC definition : A carbonaceous material intermediate between a fusible mesophase pitch and a non-deformable
green coke produced by incomplete carbonization at temperatures between the onset
of fusion (of coal, i ca. /i 620 K), and complete devolatilization. Semicoke still
contains volatile matter, therefore.;
Scope note : semicoke may be conceived as covering a continuous range from coal that has not yet
been fused to coke breeze. semicoke can also be used as a filler in carbon mixtures.
coal tar pitch;
Origin ID : S05590;
See also
A carbonaceous material intermediate between a fusible mesophase pitch and a non-deformable
green coke produced by incomplete carbonization at temperatures between the onset
of fusion (of coal, i ca. /i 620 K), and complete devolatilization. Semicoke still
contains volatile matter, therefore.
