Petcoke is made during the oil refining process
PETCOKE Firing
With the increasing cost of fossil fuels(oil/gas), manufacturing industries are always on the lookout for alternate fuels to optimise their energy costs. When an industry wishes to switch fuel for cost advantage, they would be looking for alternate fuels having equivalent or higher calorific value. For many industries including glass, paper, and textiles who are presently using heavy fuel oil or natural gas for their kiln heating/melting, PETCOKE(Petroleum coke) offers an economical solution for fuel switching.
Typically the average cost of HFO with a calorific value of 9500 KCal/kg would be $750 per ton. Switching to PETCOKE having a calorific value of 8200 KCal/kg with a price of $290 per ton would provide a great opportunity for cost savings and improvising the bottomlines.
Economical advantage of switching to PETCOKE from natural gas will be much greater than HFO, considering a gate price of $1000 per ton.
Our PetCoke Firing system reference at:
http://www.firstesco.in/files/documents/Petcoke-Case-study.pdf
