Cokemaking Technologies
Department of Cokemaking Technologies
About Us
The Department of Cokemaking Technologies is made up of people with extensive experience, highly qualified experts, specializing in advanced cokemaking technologies and the production of innovative bio-reductants based on biochar, biocarbon and charcoal for various metallurgical processes. These activities also include the development of an appropriate agglomeration technique and the development of a reductant for a specific metallurgical process (including roller press briquetting, stiff vacuum extrusion) and the assessment of its chemical and physico-mechanical properties.
Our expertise also extends to advanced microscopic evaluation, which allows us to precisely assess the quality of raw materials (i.e. coals, bio-carbons and other) as well as the designed products. This is an important element in ensuring the highest quality. Our overarching goal is to support industry in their efforts to optimize their cokemaking processes and implement state-of-the-art bio-reductants manufacturing solutions. We strive to provide innovative and sustainable solutions that increase the efficiency and competitiveness of the metallurgical industry.
Our role is to support the cokemaking, biochar and metallurgical industries in the efficient and sustainable use of coking coal and biogenic raw materials for the metallurgical processes.
Coke oven battery service
- Construction, repair and modernization supervision
- Operation and regulation techniques
- Revamping technologies
- Technical and technological condition assessment
Cokemaking blends development
- Quality assessment of coking coals
- Assessment of the quality of blend’s additives
- Blends’ composition design
- Evaluation of ability to extensive coking pressure generation
- Availability of raw materials
Sustainable bio-reductants
- Quality assessment of biomass raw materials, biochars and binders
- Technologies for producing low- and zero-carbon substitutes including hybrid coke substitutes – so-called bio-coke
Microscopic examination/ petrography
- Solid fossil fuels
- Carbonized materials
- Cokes, chars, biochars, biocarbons
- Multi-material mixtures including analysis of impurities/additives
- Inertinite benchmark assessment for biochar
Our selected achievements
- Development of agglomerated fuels and carbon reductants for Polish and foreign producers.
- We developed the technology for nest repair and supervised the coke oven battery repair process in ArcelorMittal Poland S.A. Zdzieszowice Division.
- We supervised the construction of coke oven battery No. 1, 2 and 4 at the Częstochowa Nowa Coking Plant sp. z o.o. in Częstochowa.
- We supervised the construction of coke oven batteries No. 1, 5 at JSW Koks S.A. Przyjaźń Coking Plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
- We supervised the construction of coke oven battery no. 1bis at JSW Koks S.A. Radlin Coking Plant in Radlin.
- We developed a production technology for a hybrid reducer for the metallurgical industry.
- We started up the Karbotest pilot coking plant (coal charge of 4-5 kg) at 6 coking plants outside of Poland.
- We supervise the construction of coke oven battery No. 4 at JSW Koks S.A. Przyjaźń Coking Plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
- We carry out technical and technological condition assessments at all Polish coking plants.
- We conducted regulation of the underfiring system of coke batteries in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The Department of Cokemaking Technologies is fully open for cooperation with industry and research institutions, including foreign entities. Our priority is to build effective partnerships that support the achievement of ambitious goals in the area of efficient production of coke and reductants for the metallurgical industry.
Industry
Directions of cooperation:
- Research&Development&Implementation works in the field of coke production
- increasing the energy efficiency of coke oven battery underfiring system
- reduction of CO2 emissions and costs resulting from it (regulation of the underfiring system)
- evaluation of the properties of coals and additives for the coking and metallurgical processes
- implementation of new technologies, products and services based on biomass raw materials for the metallurgical industry
- microscopic evaluation of coal and biomass raw materials and solid coking products
Offer:
- comprehensive support in assessing the suitability of coals and additives for the coking process
- modeling and balancing of technological processes
- technology transfer and adaptation
- revamping technologies of coke oven batteries
- implementation of technological research/testing on a pilot scale
- technological consulting in the aspect of coking battery repair and revamping
- development of technologies of production of hybrid reducers for metallurgical industry
- expert opinions, audits, technological diagnoses
Research and innovation
Directions of cooperation:
- networking with other Polish and foreign research organizations
- fundraising for the implementation of research with low and medium TRLs
- exchange of knowledge and experience
- creation of scientific communities
- dissemination of research results
- supporting young scientists
- creating new knowledge through scientific cooperation
Offer:
- research services using unique infrastructure
- experimental work
- cooperation in the framework of Polish and international grants
- cooperation in the collection, analysis and sharing of research data
- participation in the organization of scientific events
- development and implementation of microscopic research
Partnerships
- we work together to keep coking coal on the European Union's list of critical raw materials
- we are the member of the Biochar Europe
- we support cokemaking communities through education and access to reliable technological knowledge
- we cooperate in Standardization Technical Committees and within the Polish Committee for Standardization, including TC 220 for Natural Solid Fuels and TC 144 for Coke and Processed Solid Fuels as well as TC 111 for Coal Derived Products and Refined Coal Products
Get in touch with us!
If you want to learn more about our services, have a problem related to your business or have an idea for a project and are looking for experts to help you realize it, we encourage you to contact us. We are ready to cooperate and will be happy to help you achieve your goals.
Bartosz Mertas
HEAD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COKEMAKING TECHNOLOGIES