Composition of Coal Tar Stored at Qarmet Coke Plant
摘要
Abstract
The organic components in coal tar from the waste dumps at Qarmet coke plant are identified by gas–liquid chromatography. The analysis yields the following results: 29.41% naphthalene and its derivatives; 3.42% acenaphthene; 3.94% dibenzofuran; 4.18% fluorene; 4.98% phenanthrene; 0.91% anthracene; 2.45% fluoranthene; and 0.94% pyrene. Medium-temperature pitch is obtained by vacuum distillation of coal tar from dump 1 at the Qarmet plant. Many characteristics of the pitch—such as the content of toluene-insoluble components (40.56%), softening temperature (85–90°C), and yield of volatiles (54%)—correspond to the standard for grade-B electrode pitch.