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COKE OVEN MANAGERS’ YEAR BOOK<br />

Table 2 – Physical Properties <strong>of</strong> Pitches in Anode Study<br />

Property<br />

S<strong>of</strong>tening<br />

Point, °C<br />

Quinoline<br />

Insolubles,<br />

wt.%<br />

Toluene<br />

Insolubles,<br />

wt.%<br />

Beta<br />

Resins,<br />

wt.%<br />

Coking<br />

Value,<br />

wt.%<br />

Density,<br />

g/cc<br />

3.8% 5.6% 10.1% 16.1% 20.0% 24.3%<br />

QI QI QI QI QI QI<br />

112 110 112 111 107 107<br />

3.8 5.6 10.1 16.1 20.0 24.3<br />

20.3 22.1 25.6 29.5 33.5 37.4<br />

16.4 16.5 15.5 13.1 13.5 13.1<br />

53.8 51.9 56.2 57.5 59.7 60.5<br />

1.30 1.25 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36<br />

Sized coke received from a United States smelter was mixed using<br />

<strong>the</strong> following standard anode coke formation:<br />

Coarse 31.5 %<br />

Intermediate 14.6 %<br />

Fines 37.0 %<br />

Butts 16.9 %<br />

A series <strong>of</strong> cylindrical laboratory size anodes (10.2 cm in diameter<br />

and 15.2 cm in height) was prepared using each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> six <strong>pitch</strong>es.<br />

The details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> anode mixing, molding, and baking protocol are<br />

given in Table 3.<br />

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