Use of coal
Solid fuels. Coal - Origin, constitution, classification
Article REF: BE8531 V1
Use of coal
Solid fuels. Coal - Origin, constitution, classification

Authors : Georges PRUDHON, François JACQUESSON, Juliette LETE, Stéphanie PARIS

Publication date: July 10, 2007, Review date: June 16, 2017 | Lire en français

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4. Use of coal

Table 6 presents a simplified view of the correlations between the most relevant characteristics of coals and the two main families of uses: thermal use (steam coal) –, mainly for electricity generation, with the occasional addition of industrial use –, and use as a raw material for the steel industry, transforming coal into coke.

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