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Decreasing the NOx Emissions at Coke Plants

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Various approaches to decreasing toxic emissions of nitrogen oxides at coke plants are described: stepwise air supply; recirculation of smokestack gases; and selective catalytic and noncatalytic reduction of the nitrogen oxides.

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Correspondence to V. I. Rudyka, S. A. Kravchenko, S. J. Abdullin, S. J. Stelmachenko or O. I. Makei.

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Rudyka, V.I., Kravchenko, S.A., Abdullin, S.J. et al. Decreasing the NOx Emissions at Coke Plants. Coke Chem. 63, 241–246 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068364X20050051

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