Metallurgical Coal and Coke Seminar

Presented by Hope Huntington, PhD

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Clark Testing
1801 Rt. 51 South – Bldg. 9, Jefferson Hills, Pa. 15025


Topics will include:

• General Concepts of Coal
  • Coal Origin and Definition
  • Coal Type and Coal Macerals
  • Coal Rank and Coal Classification
• Coal Quality Verification Services
• Coal to Coke Transformation
  • Conventional Slot Ovens
  • Heat-Recovery Cokemaking
• Metallurgical Coal Properties
• Blast Furnace Basics and Coke Properties
• Selection of Coals for Cokemaking
• Blend Formulation

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About Hope Huntington:

Hope Huntington earned a B.A. in Geology from the College of William & Mary and a Master of Science and PhD degrees in Geology at the University of Massachusetts.

She has over 30 years experience in the metallurgical coal and coke industry including 25 years with US Steel and 7 years with Clark Testing.

Her career accomplishments and interests are:

• Selection of coals for cokemaking
• Automated microscopy of coal
• Coal blend formula
• Coke quality prediction models
• Coke petrography