coking; carbonize coal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to carbonize coal; to produce coke by heating coal in the absence of air
Technical term used in metallurgy and the chemical industry. The process is also called 'dry distillation' of coal.
Zhè这
zuò座
huà化
gōng工
chǎng厂
měi每
tiān天
kě可
yǐ以
liàn炼
jiāo焦
wǔ五
qiān千
dūn吨
。
This chemical plant can produce five thousand tons of coke daily.
Liàn炼
jiāo焦
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
chǎn产
shēng生
de的
méi煤
qì气
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
fā发
diàn电
。
The coal gas produced during the coking process can be used to generate electricity.
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Liàn炼
jiāo焦
shì是
gāng钢
tiě铁
gōng工
yè业
shàng上
yóu游
de的
zhòng重
yào要
huán环
jié节
。
Coking is a crucial upstream link in the steel industry.