ABSTRACT
Carbonization is the destructive distillation of organic substances in the absence of air accompanied by the production of carbon and liquid and gaseous products (Porter, 1924).
Next to combustion, carbonization represents one of the most popular, and oldest, uses of coal (Armstrong, 1929; Forbes, 1950). The thermal decomposition of coal on a commercial scale is often more commonly referred to as carbonization and is more usually achieved by the use of temperatures up to 1500°C (2730°F). The degradation of coal is quite severe at these temperatures and produces (in addition to the desired coke) substantial amounts of gaseous products.
