What is needle coke?
Needle coke is formed from condensed aromatic compounds. High boiling aromatic compounds (typically 950°F and higher) react in the coke drum by cross-linking the aromatic rings.
The resulting crystalline, silver-gray colored coke is called needle coke because of its erratic, but clearly noticeable structure resembling broken needles.
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