Development of Methods for Obtaining Aromatic Feedstock for the Production of Carbon Materials for Various Purposes

The production of many important carbon materials is currently based on the use of aromatic fractions of coal tar - a minor by-product in the production of metallurgical coke for the needs of ferrous metallurgy. Innovations to reduce the consumption of expensive metallurgical coke in blast furnace smelting and the priority development of the coke-free methods of steel production lead to a reduction in the output of coke-chemical products, which destabilizes the prospects for the production of important carbon materials, including those necessary for ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy. The relevance of creating alternative methods for obtaining aromatic feedstock is substantiated. The potential of low-temperature coal processing by its thermosolvolysis with the production of concentrates of aromatic substances is shown. The possibility of their use as the raw material in the production of carbon anodes for the process of aluminum electrolysis is demonstrated.