Present Aspects on Development of the Manufacturing Technology for Continuously Producing Formed Coke

Abstract

The Japan Iron and Steel Federation organized the Committee for Research and Development of the Formed Coke Manufacturing Process in order to establish the manufacturing technology to cope with diminishing availability of coking coal resources. This paper deals with the following aspects of the Committee's joint research: the objectives and progress of the research, the manufacturing process being developed, the research project for pilot plant tests, experiments made for pilot plant design and process improvement and future research.