A
petroleum coke with good graphitizability, characterized by a combination of properties which differ
significantly from those of
metallurgicalcoke but do not reach the quality level of
premium coke. These properties are: optical
anisotropy, medium reversible thermal expansion and low ash content. Regular
coke is mainly used for the production of synthetic carbon and
graphite materials.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 473
(Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations
1995))
on page 503