From Chemistry Towards Technology Step-By-Step From Chemistry Towards Technology Step-By-Step От химии к технологии шаг за шагом 2782-1900 111879 10.52957/2782-1900-2025-6-4-103-116 Научные статьи Scientific articles Научные статьи Assessment of the prospects for using thermo-oxidation of electrode pitch to obtain high temperature binding pitch Assessment of the prospects for using thermo-oxidation of electrode pitch to obtain high temperature binding pitch Ковалев Родион Юрьевич Kovalev Rodion Yuryevich kovaleviuhm@yandex.ru

кандидат физико-математических наук;

candidate of physical and mathematical sciences;

 Федеральный исследовательский центр угля и углехимии СО РАН Россия The Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal-Chemistry of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation 10 01 2026 10 01 2026 6 4 103 116 08 11 2025 20 11 2025 https://chemintech.ru/en/nauka/article/111879/view

The paper analyses the products of thermal oxidation of grade B electrode pitch. The research presents the results of analysis of high-temperature pitch production by thermal oxidation of grade B electrode pitch in a reactor with a large gas space. The dependence of the softening temperature and volatile matter yields on the air flow rate for this type of thermal oxidation has been determined. During the experiment, the dependence of the carbonisate yield on the duration of thermal oxidation of grade B electrode pitch has been obtained. Carbonisation was conducted by heating the initial grade B electrode pitch and the pitches obtained by its thermal oxidation. The research establishes criteria for the special type of thermal oxidation to increase the category of coke and shows the results of carbonisation of a pitch-coke mixture containing various types of coke.

The paper analyses the products of thermal oxidation of grade B electrode pitch. The research presents the results of analysis of high-temperature pitch production by thermal oxidation of grade B electrode pitch in a reactor with a large gas space. The dependence of the softening temperature and volatile matter yields on the air flow rate for this type of thermal oxidation has been determined. During the experiment, the dependence of the carbonisate yield on the duration of thermal oxidation of grade B electrode pitch has been obtained. Carbonisation was conducted by heating the initial grade B electrode pitch and the pitches obtained by its thermal oxidation. The research establishes criteria for the special type of thermal oxidation to increase the category of coke and shows the results of carbonisation of a pitch-coke mixture containing various types of coke.

 coal tar pitch thermal oxidation softening temperature pitch yield high-temperature pitch binding pitch pitch carbonatate pitch-coke mixture coal tar pitch thermal oxidation softening temperature pitch yield high-temperature pitch binding pitch pitch carbonatate pitch-coke mixture The work was performed within the framework of the state assignment of ‘Federal Research Centre of Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ project No. 124041100047-4.

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