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The 17 pages that link to Coke (fuel), each with the reason it gives.
Industrial RevolutionBroader topic: Coke enabled blast furnaces to produce iron on a scale that charcoal could not sustain.
Coal miningRelated: Coking coal is mined as a feedstock for producing this blast-furnace fuel.
SteelmakingRelated: Blast furnaces use coke as fuel, reducing agent, and structural support.
CoalBroader topic: Coking coal supplies the material from which blast-furnace coke is made.
Blast furnaceRelated: It supplies heat, generates reducing gas, and supports the burden inside the shaft.
Fossil fuelBroader topic: Coal is processed into coke for high-temperature industrial reactions.
SmeltingRelated: Coke supplies heat and carbon monoxide in traditional iron smelting.
Direct reduced ironRelated: Blast-furnace ironmaking relies on coke, while DRI can use natural gas or hydrogen.
Steel industryRelated: It supplies heat, carbon, and structural support in the traditional integrated route.
Iron smeltingCompared with: It replaced charcoal in large-scale ironmaking where wood supplies were insufficient.
Pig ironRelated: It supplies heat and carbon monoxide, which reduces iron oxides in the furnace.
IronmakingRelated: Coke supplies heat, supports the furnace burden, and generates reducing gases.
Coal gasRelated: Coke remained in the retort after volatile products, including coal gas, were driven off.
Coal mining in ChinaBroader topic: Coal from Chinese mines is converted into coke for blast-furnace steel production.
Destructive distillationBroader topic: It is the solid residue formed in the industrial carbonization of coal.
MagnitogorskRelated: Coke supplies heat and helps remove oxygen from iron ore.
NovokuznetskRelated: Coking coal from the Kuzbass supports blast-furnace steel production.