Abstract: A substantially closed shed cooperates with the coke discharge end of a coke oven battery to enclose the quench car tracks and coke guide tracks along the entire length of the battery and extends to the quenching tower for confining both the large volume of particulate and gaseous emissions released during pushing of coke and the substantially smaller volume of fugitive emissions escaping around the oven doors substantially throughout the coking operation. A first exhaust conduit extends along and opens into the top of the gabled roof of the coke shed along substantially its full length, and a plurality of offtake conduits provide fluid communication from the first exhaust duct at spaced intervals along its length with a main exhaust duct.

Abstract: A pollutant collection and removal system is provided for use with a horizontally arranged battery of coke ovens. A receptacle having a coke entry opening is positioned in front of the coke guide and receives the total coke pushed from an oven and a hood carried by the support for the coke guide substantially encloses the coke guide and overlies the coke entry opening and enshrouds the discharged coke and pollutants generated during the coke pushing operation. Means are provided for distributing the coke within the receptacle while said receptacle is being maintained stationary (i.e. one-spot) for quenching and, after the pushing operation, the receptacle is moved from the coke guide and transported to a quenching station.