Petroleum Coke Glossary A Anode grade coke A grade of pet coke from a delayed coker (see same) low in metals such as vanadium, nickel and iron that is suitable for making graphite anodes for the aluminum smelting industry
If the metals content does not qualify as anode grade coke, then the coke is generally known as fuel grade (see same)
The choice of whether a coke may qualify as anode or fuel grade is driven solely by the crude slate of the crude unit upstream of the coker and the metals contained therein
Generally presence of any shot coke (see same) and Volatility (see same)> 10% are unacceptable
Sometimes anode grade is also referred to as calcineable coke (see same) A Ash The residue remaining when all of the coke is burned off
It is mostly metals and silica
B C Calcineable cok