Methods for the preparation of coal-tar pitch

The production of tar pitches and binding agents for the manufacture of high-quality carbon materials is considered. The progressive scarcity of coal-tar pitch is noted. The necessity of a search for new sources of raw materials and alternative methods for the production of coal-tar pitch substitutes is substantiated. The capabilities of different methods for the thermal and thermochemical processing of coals with the production of pitch-like products are considered. The prospects of a low-temperature process of the thermal dissolution of coals under mild conditions for the preparation of pitch products in a yield much higher that the yield of pitch upon coking are demonstrated.