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Coal Tar Pitch
Abbreviation
CTP
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Main Product
Pitch
Segment
Refined Products
Main-Family
Refinery Residues
Sub-Family
Coal & Petroleum Residues
Physical State

Solid

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The industrial production of Coal Tar Pitch (CTP) consists of the fractional distillation of the coal tar at a temperature around 400 °C. By this method, the coal tar yields a series of liquid fractions suitable for different industrial applications and a residue which is solid at room temperature, called Coal-Tar Pitch.

CTP is chemically distinct from petroleum pitch as it consists of a complex mixture of numerous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), their methyl and polymethyl derivatives, and heterocyclics. The hydrogen aromaticity of CTP (ratio of aromatic to total content of hydrogen atoms) varies from 0.7 to 0.9.  

Is the preferred material for use as a binder in the manufacture of carbon and graphite electrodes.

Note: CTP is different from the bitumen naturally present in bituminous coal, which cannot be extracted as a separate product and only exhibits tar-like properties during heating.

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logo CAS Number
65996-32-2
logo EC Number
266-028-2
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.060.007
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1.00
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10
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Modified by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 1/23/2026 8:06 AM
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