China invents and reinvents coal to chemicals | ICIS
Coke is produced by heating coal in ovens to vaporize any volatiles in the coal. One of the streams from coke ovens is coke oven light oil. This oil mainly comprises benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX), with benzene being the predominant aromatic. ... However, China did invent a new technology for converting coal to MEG. The new process ...