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A solid high in content of the element carbon and structurally in the non-graphitic state. It is produced by
pyrolysis
of organic material which has passed, at least in part, through a liquid or liquid-crystalline state during the carbonization
process. Coke can contain mineral matter.Note:
As some parts, at least, of the
As some parts, at least, of the
carbonization
product have passed through a liquid or liquid-crystalline state, the resulting non-graphitic carbon
is of the graphitizable variety. From a structural viewpoint, the term coke characterizes the state of graphitizable carbon
before the beginning of graphitization
.