Fuels and Combustion
Presence of free moisture in coal during its high temperature carbonisation

None of these
Reduces the coking time
Protects the volatile products from pyrolysis (cracking) in the presence of hot coke and hot oven walls
Increases the loss of fine coal dust from the ovens when charging

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Fuels and Combustion
Sometimes water is sprayed during coal charging in the coke oven, which helps in

Reducing the cracking of hydrocarbons in the gas and increasing the percentage of CO & H₂ in the gas (due to the endothermic reaction represented by C + H₂O = CO + H₂)
Controlling the dust nuisance while charging the coal
Prevention of clinker formation in the oven
All of these

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