than cốc

Người công nhân đổ than cốc vào lò luyện kim.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Coke: A solid, porous fuel with high carbon content and few impurities, produced by heating coal in the absence of air to drive off volatile components. It is primarily used as a fuel and reducing agent in metallurgical processes, especially in blast furnaces for iron and steel production.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Than cốc là nhiên liệu thiết yếu trong ngành luyện thép. (Coke is an essential fuel in the steel industry.)
  • Lò luyện kim sử dụng một lượng lớn than cốc. (The metallurgical furnace uses a large amount of coke.)
  • Sản xuất than cốc tạo ra các sản phẩm phụ hữu ích. (Coke production yields useful by-products.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is technical and is almost exclusively used in industrial, chemical, and metallurgical contexts. It refers specifically to the processed material, not raw coal.

Variants and Related Words

• Sản xuất than cốc: Coke production.

  • Nhà máy này chuyên về sản xuất than cốc. (This plant specializes in coke production.)

• Lò than cốc: Coke oven.

  • Khí từ lò than cốc được thu hồi để tái sử dụng. (Gas from the coke oven is captured for reuse.)

Synonyms

• Coke: The direct and most accurate equivalent in English.
• Metallurgical coke: A more specific term emphasizing its industrial use.

Related Terms

• Than đá: Coal (the raw material from which coke is derived).
• Luyện kim: Metallurgy (the primary field where coke is used).
• Nhiên liệu rắn: Solid fuel (the broader category to which coke belongs).