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The use of a radioactive tracer for the determination of distillation end point in a coke oven

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A novel high precision detection method for the determination of the distillation end point of the coking process (usually in the 950–1100°C range) has been developed. The system is based on the use of a metallic capsule that melts at a fixed temperature and releases a radioactive gas tracer (133Xe) in the stream of the distillation gas. A series of tests on a pilot oven confirmed the feasibility of the method on industrial scale. Application of the radioactive tracer method to the staging and monitoring in the coking process appears to be possible.

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  1. Reactor Division, INN, TEC ENEA, Casaccia, (Italy)

    N. Burgio, G. Capannesi, C. Ciavola & A. F. Sedda

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Burgio, N., Capannesi, G., Ciavola, C. et al. The use of a radioactive tracer for the determination of distillation end point in a coke oven. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 198, 295–302 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036544

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