Coal Tar

Coal Tar is the by-product of making coke or coal gas. It’s  a complex , highly viscous mixture of some 200 compounds including phenols, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heterocyclic compounds.

Coal tar is generally used in:

• Inflammable material to fire boilers in industries
• Medicated products such as shampoo, ointments etc. and also as a treatment for dandruff and psoriasis, as well as being used to kill and repel head lice.
• In Chemical industry as precursor to some chemicals such as hair dyes.
• In beautifying the pavements.

Coal Tar is not used in road construction like asphalt. Asphalt is sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid present in crude petroleum’s and in some natural deposits.