Coal to Make Coke and Steel University of Kentucky
In the steelmaking process, coke is used in the blast furnace as a (1) fuel to produce added heat; (2) chemicalreducing agent for the reduction of iron oxides; and (3) as a permeable support in the molten material in the furnace. Byproducts from coke ovens are used in the chemical industry (see Coal for chemicals and specialty products).