Journal of Powder Metallurgy & Mining
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Research Article

Selection of Coals for Making High Quality Metallurgical Coke at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited

Ocheri C^*

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author:

Ocheri C
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Tel: +2348068433419
E-mail: cyril.ocheri@unn.edu.ng

Received date: December 10, 2016; Accepted date: December 30, 2016; Published date: January 25, 2017

Citation: Ocheri C (2017) Selection of Coals for Making High Quality Metallurgical Coke at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited. J Powder Metall Min 6:150. doi:10.4172/2168-9806.1000150

Copyright: © 2017 Ocheri C. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

The objective of this paper is to describe the process and the need to select coals for making high quality metallurgical coke for use in the Blast furnace of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited. The selection process of these coals for the production of quality iron and steel will apparently reduce the dependence and huge financial burden that might be incurred by Government in the production process. This paper will therefore focus on the various methods of selecting coals for blend, the options of incorporating the locally available non-coking coal in the charge. Some other parameters, classification of coals and their functions were also highlighted

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