Methods for evaluating whether there is a probability that coal will reduce the strength of coke using an apparatus including a stirrer. A degree of entanglement (a?b)/a represented by the heights a and b, or the height a only, is used as an evaluation index for coal, where a height of the semicoke on an inner wall of the container is represented by b, and a height of the semicoke on the stirrer is represented by a. Semicoke formed from heated coal is formed in the container using the degree of entanglement as an evaluation index.

Methods for evaluating whether there is a probability that coal will reduce the strength of coke using an apparatus including a stirrer. A degree of entanglement (a?b)/a represented by the heights a and b, or the height a only, is used as an evaluation index for coal, where a height of the semicoke on an inner wall of the container is represented by b, and a height of the semicoke on the stirrer is represented by a. Semicoke formed from heated coal is formed in the container using the degree of entanglement as an evaluation index.

Provided is a method for preparing a coal mixture used for the purpose of producing coke with desired strength by taking into account the compatibility between coals for cokemaking. In the case of preparing a coal mixture, used as at least one portion of a coal blend for cokemaking, containing two or more types of coals with different surface tensions, the blending ratio of each of the coals is adjusted using the surface tension of a semicoke mixture obtained from the coal mixture as an indicator.

Provided is a method for preparing a coal mixture used for the purpose of producing coke with desired strength by taking into account the compatibility between coals for cokemaking. In the case of preparing a coal mixture, used as at least one portion of a coal blend for cokemaking, containing two or more types of coals with different surface tensions, the blending ratio of each of the coals is adjusted using the surface tension of a semicoke mixture obtained from the coal mixture as an indicator.

Embodiments of a process for producing high grade coke from crude oil residue include at least partially separating, in a solvent extraction unit, the crude oil residue into a deasphalted oil (DAO)-containing stream and an asphaltene containing-stream, producing a pressurized, heated DAO-containing stream, where the pressurized, heated DAO-containing stream, mixing a supercritical water stream with the pressurized, heated DAO-containing stream to create a combined feed stream, introducing the combined feed stream to an upgrading reactor system operating at supercritical temperature and pressure to yield one or more upgrading reactor output streams comprising upgraded product and a slurry mixture, where the slurry mixture comprises sulfur and one or more additional metals. The process also may include calcining the slurry mixture at a temperature of from 700 C. to 1900 C. to produce a product stream comprising the high grade coke.

Process embodiments for producing green coke from residual oil comprise introducing residual oil and a solvent mixture into a mixing vessel to produce a feed mixture, the solvent mixture comprising at least one paraffinic solvent with a carbon number from 3 to 8 and at least one aromatic solvent, where the solvent mixture comprises from 0.1 to 10% by volume of aromatic solvent and 90 to 99.9% by volume of paraffinic solvent, passing the feed mixture to a solvent deasphalting unit to produce a deasphalted oil (DAO) fraction and an asphalt fraction, and passing the DAO fraction to a delayed coker to produce the green coke and a delayed coker effluent.

A method for producing a coke includes performing dry distillation of a mixture. The mixture includes: an ashless coal; an oxidized ashless coal obtained by an oxidation treatment of an ashless coal; and a raw petroleum coke. Relative to 100 parts by mass of a total of the ashless coal, the oxidized ashless coal and the raw petroleum coke, a content of the ashless coal is from 5 to 40 parts by mass, and a total content of the ashless coal and the oxidized ashless coal is from 30 to 70 parts by mass.

A method for producing a coke includes performing dry distillation of a mixture. The mixture includes: an ashless coal; an oxidized ashless coal obtained by an oxidation treatment of an ashless coal; and a raw petroleum coke. Relative to 100 parts by mass of a total of the ashless coal, the oxidized ashless coal and the raw petroleum coke, a content of the ashless coal is from 5 to 40 parts by mass, and a total content of the ashless coal and the oxidized ashless coal is from 30 to 70 parts by mass.

Systems and methods are provided for upgrading catalytic slurry oil. The upgrading can be performed by deasphalting the catalytic slurry oil to form a deasphalted oil and a residual or rock fraction. The deasphalted oil can then be hydroprocessed to form an upgraded effluent that includes fuels boiling range products.

Systems and methods are provided for upgrading a mixture of catalytic slurry oil and coker bottoms by hydroprocessing. Optionally, the upgrading can further include deasphalting the mixture of catalytic slurry oil and coker bottoms to form a deasphalted oil and a deasphalter residue or rock fraction. The mixture of catalytic slurry oil and coker bottoms and/or the deasphalted oil can then be hydroprocessed to form an upgraded effluent that includes fuels boiling range products. Optionally, in some aspects where the feed mixture is deasphalted prior to hydroprocessing, the feed mixture can further include a portion of a (sour) vacuum resid.