Adding disparate non-gaseous material to feed
An extraneous, cyclically circulated, inert heating gas
And adding disparate gaseous material to the carbonizing zone
Combustion gases
Steam containing
And fractionally condensing vapors
And refining char, e.g., desulfurizing coke
And shaping to desired form or configuration
Prior to charging to carbonizing zone
And surface treating material to reduce or prevent agglomerating or foaming or swelling during distillation
Applying electrical energy directly to material
Arranging the carbonaceous material in the carbonizing zone
By conduction using preheated charge container or preheated inert disparate solid or preheated liquid
Liquid is metal
Particulate disparate solid
Carbonizing under pneumatic pressure or vacuum
Distillate treatment or conservation
Feed of two or more carbonaceous material (at least the predominate one being solid)
Char containing
Coals only
Mineral oil containing
Feed other than coal, oil shale or wood
Fluidized bed
In a moving bed
Agitating
Gravitating
In parallel stages simultaneously
Including burning of vaporized product
Miscellaneous
Non-mineral distilland with catalyst or chemical treatment of volatile component
Particle size
Plural distinct temperature stages
Quenching char with an inert material
Sequentially removing, treating and recycling a product
Removing and treating vapor
Using a carbonization product as indirect heat source
For heating the carbonaceous material
Including heat by burning of product
Solid product
Utilizing apparatus of particular composition
With cleaning of apparatus
With comminuting
With measuring, testing or inspecting
With physical separation of solid by-product from removed admixture
Gas or vapor containing mixture
