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State the uses of coke.

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  1. Coke is used as a domestic fuel.
  2. Coke is used as a reducing agent in metallurgical processes.
  3. Coke is used for producing fuel gases such as water gas(CO+ H2) , and producer gas(CO + N2)
  4. Coke is used for producing carbides such as calcium carbide(CaC2), Silicon carbide(SiC), Aluminum carbide(Al4C3)
  5. Calcium and aluminum carbides are very useful and cheaper raw materials for the petrochemical industry. Silicon carbide is very hard and is used as an abrasive.

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