Petroleum coke
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Petroleum coke is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery cracking processes. Petroleum coke has many uses as a fuel, in the manufacture of dry cells, electrodes, etc. On the other hand, needle coke (aka "acicular coke") is a highly crystalline petroleum coke used in the production of electrodes for the steel and aluminum industries.
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See also
- Official IUPAC definition (http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/1995/pdf/6703x0473.pdf) of various forms of solid carbon.
