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a substance, mostly carbon, that is a byproduct of oil refining; used as a fuel or in many industrial applications
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Petroleum coke — (often abbreviated Pet coke or petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes.[1] Other coke has traditionally been derived from … Wikipedia
Petroleum coke — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Petroleum coke (abreviado como pet coke) ó Coque de petróleo. Es un sólido carbonoso derivados de las unidades de coquización de refinería de petróleo o de otros procesos de craqueo. Otros coques tradicionalmente han … Wikipedia Español
petroleum coke — noun : a solid nonvolatile residue which is obtained as the final still product in the distillation of crude petroleum and whose purity makes it desirable for metallurgical processes, for carbon electrodes, and as a fuel * * * petroleum coke noun … Useful english dictionary
Petroleum coke, marketable — Those grades of coke produced in delayed or fluid cokers that may be recovered as relatively pure carbon. Marketable petroleum coke may be sold as is or further purified by calcining. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s… … Energy terms
Petroleum coke — See Coke (petroleum). U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
petroleum coke — A solid, carbonaceous residue produced by thermal decomposition of heavy petroleum fractions or cracked stocks, or both (ASTM 2005) … Petroleum refining glossary
Petroleum coke, catalyst — The carbonaceous residue that is deposited on and deactivates the catalyst used in many catalytic operations (e.g., catalytic cracking). Carbon is deposited on the catalyst, thus deactivating the catalyst. The catalyst is reactivated by burning … Energy terms
Petroleum product — Petroleum products are useful materials derived from crude oil (petroleum) as it is processed in oil refineries. According to crude oil composition and demand, refineries can produce different shares of petroleum products. Largest share of oil… … Wikipedia
Coke — may refer to: Coca Cola, a soft drink originally based on coca leaf extract The Coca Cola Company, makers of this drink Cola, any soft drink similar to Coca Cola Soft drink, any non alcoholic carbonated beverage Coca, a plant Cocaine, a drug… … Wikipedia
Petroleum (disambiguation) — Petroleum is a naturally occurring, flammable hydrocarbon.The term may also refer to:*Petroleum coke *Petroleum engineering *Petroleum ether *Petroleum geochemistry *Petroleum geology *The petroleum industry *The Petroleum Institute *Petroleum… … Wikipedia
