Method and device for charging coke ovens with compacted coal by use of a charging plate separator layer

A method for charging the chambers of a coke oven with compacted coal, comprising:

• placing a plurality of adhesion reduction particles onto a coke oven charging plate configured to charge the coke oven with compacted coal, the adhesion reduction particles being configured to form a separating layer between the charging plate and the compacted coal to be disposed thereon so as to reduce at least one of adhesion forces and friction forces present between the charging plate and compacted coal, so as to reduce the force required to slidably remove the compacted coal from the charging plate;
• loading compacted coal onto the charging plate, the compacted coal having the form of at least one of (1) a plurality of stacked compressed blocks of coal or (2) a compressed coal cake;
• moving the charging plate loaded with compacted coal to the coke oven chamber;
• and
• slidably removing the compacted coal from the charging plate such that the compacted coal is disposed in the coke oven chamber.

A charging plate for loading a firing chamber of a coke oven with compacted coal, comprising:

• a metal plate configured to load compacted coal into the firing chamber of the coke oven;
• a plurality of adhesion reduction particles affixed to said metal plate by an adhesive layer, said particles being configured to reduce adhesion forces between said metal plate and compacted coal to be disposed thereon;
• and
• a device used to move the metal plate along a front of the firing chamber of the coke oven.