I-graphitized petroleum coke nayo inikeza amandla amahle okusebenza, okwenza ikwazi ukugcina ubuqotho bayo ezindaweni ezidinga kakhulu. Ayikwazi ukuguguleka, okuqinisekisa impilo yenkonzo ende. Embonini yezinsimbi, iyinto eluhlaza ebalulekile ekukhiqizweni kwezinsimbi ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Isiza ekufezeni izakhiwo zamakhemikhali nezomzimba ezifiselekayo zemikhiqizo yokugcina. Ikhwalithi ye-graphitized petroleum coke ingahluka kuye ngezici ezifana nomthombo we-petroleum kanye namasu okucubungula asetshenziswayo. Amamaki ekhwalithi ephezulu ayathandwa kakhulu ezinhlotsheni ezibalulekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukutholakala kwayo kanye nezindleko eziphansi kwenza kube yindlela efanelekile yezimboni eziningi. Kuyingxenye ebalulekile ekukhiqizweni kwezimpahla ezahlukahlukene zezimboni, okufaka isandla ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwemikhakha ehlukene. Sekukonke, i-graphitized petroleum coke iyinto ebalulekile enezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi, ngenxa yokuhlanganiswa kwayo okuyingqayizivele kwezakhiwo kanye nendima yayo ekusekeleni izinqubo zezimboni.