Powdered Coal an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
For the casting of iron, powdered coal additions or coal substitutes are usually added to greensands to improve surface finish in this way, providing a carbon layer to both the sand grains and the liquid surface. The reactions in the pyrolysis of coal were originally described by Kolorz and Lohborg (1963):. 1. The volatiles are driven out of the coal to form a reducing atmosphere.