SunCoke Energy - Coke Ovens (East Chicago, Indiana)

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Volatile constituents of the coal—including water, coal-gas, and coal-tar—are driven off by baking in an airless oven at temperatures as high as 2,000 degrees Celsius. This fuses together the fixed carbon and residual ash. Most coke in modern facilities is produced in "by-product" coke ovens and the resultant coke is used as the main fuel in iron-making blast furnaces.

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Coordinates:   41°40'48"N   87°25'6"W
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