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Coal tar is produced through thermal destruction of coal. Its composition varies with the process and type of coal used – lignite, bituminous or anthracite. [13] Coal tar is a mixture of approximately 10,000 chemicals, of which only about 50% have been identified.
One can produce a tar-like substance from corn stalks by heating them in a microwave oven. This process is known as pyrolysis. Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. [1]
From the 1960s until the 1990s, significant amounts of naphthalene were produced from heavy petroleum fractions during refining, but present-day production is mainly from coal tar. [citation needed] Approximately 1.3 million tons are produced annually. [citation needed] Naphthalene is the most abundant single component of coal tar.
The gasification of coal created a tar-like material, which traveled through wastewater under Bramlett Road to be discharged into the flood plain across the street.
Pitch is a viscoelastic polymer which can be natural or manufactured, derived from petroleum, coal tar, [1] or plants. Pitch produced from petroleum may be called bitumen or asphalt , while plant-derived pitch, a resin , is known as rosin in its solid form.
The production of coke from coal produces ammonia, coal tar, and gaseous compounds as byproducts which if discharged to land, air or waterways can pollute the environment. [152] The Whyalla steelworks is one example of a coke producing facility where liquid ammonia was discharged to the marine environment.
Bituminous coal. Bituminous coal, or black coal, is a type of coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen or asphalt. Its coloration can be black or sometimes dark brown; often there are well-defined bands of bright and dull material within the seams. It is typically hard but friable.
As the wastes produced by former manufactured gas plants were persistent in nature, they often (as of 2009) still contaminate the site of former manufactured gas plants: the waste causing the most concern today is primarily coal tar (mixed long-chain aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, a byproduct of coal carbonization), while "blue billy" (a ...