Coal tar

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Coal tar is suitable for burning as a fuel in the steel industry in open-hearth furnaces and blast furnaces because of its availability, its low sulfur content, and its high heating value.

The majority (88%) of crude coal tars produced in the United States are distilled into refined chemicals and bulk products ... It is also used as a denaturant for alcohol and fuel. ... Some (11%) is burned as fuel in the steel industry ... Coal tar is also the source of other toxic chemicals, including 1-pentene, cyclohexene, benzene, toluene, xylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, 1,7-dimethylchrysene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene, trimethylbenzenes, phenol, creosote, pyrrole, pyridine, methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan.

Distillation to produce volatile fractions & pitch; direct burning as a fuel; component of products for treatment of psoriasis; alcohol denaturant; binder & filler in surface coatings; modifier in epoxy resin surface coatings