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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1979
William E Brayton, Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, PA (US);
Fay Fun, Monroeville, PA (US);
Luther G Hendrickson, Churchill, PA (US);
Ronald W Shoenberger, Monroeville, PA (US);
United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The method of producing blast furnace coke by (1) compacting a finely divided coal wherein at least about 60% by weight of the coal has a diameter of less than about 1/8 inch to form a coal compact, which compact immediately after removal from the compacting means comprises at least about 20% by weight of particles having a particle size of less than 1/4 inch in diameter; (2) breaking the thus formed compact such that the bulk density is sufficiently increased to be capable of conversion into coke suitable for use in large blast furnaces upon carbonization thereof; and (3) carbonizing the broken compact to thereby produce blast furnace coke having a minimum hardness of about 68 and a minimum stability of about 55. The compacting is preferably performed at a pressure equivalent to that achieved by passing the finely divided coal between rolls at a pressure applied to the coal of between about 20 and about 60 tons per lineal inch. Also preferably in the breaking step at least about 95% of the compacted coal is reduced to particle sizes ranging from about one inch to less than about 100 mesh. The invention also includes a system comprising a coal blender, a coal compactor, apparatus for breaking the formed coal compact, and a coking oven and apparatus for charging the broken compact into the oven.