Integrated heat recovery and material recycling from hot slags: Toward energy saving and emission reduction

Yongqi Sun, Zuotai Zhang, Seetharaman Sridhar

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Abstract

Steel slags, untapped at 1450-1650 °C, represent a large potential of energy saving and material recycling in metallurgical industry. Conventionally, the methods used for the heat recovery could be categorized into two types and the chemical methods offered the advantage of combination of multiple industrial sectors and production of the high value syngas. Herein, a novel chemical method was investigated, i.e., gasification reaction in the atmosphere of CO2 where both raw coal and raw char from coal pyrolysis were employed. Not only the thermodynamics of the gasification process in terms of syngas yields but also the kinetic mechanisms of the char gasification process were analyzed. It was clarified that the slag additions showed a great catalytic effect of the char gasification. Furthermore, the transformation of the iron valence state during the gasification was clarified and the potential of energy saving and emission reduction were estimated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts 2016
EditorsRamana G. Reddy, Pinakin Chaubal, P. Chris Pistorius, Uday Pal
PublisherSpringer International Publishing AG
Pages1237-1244
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319486253
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts, MOLTEN 2016 - Seattle, United States
Duration: May 22 2016May 25 2016

Publication series

NameAdvances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts 2016

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts, MOLTEN 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period5/22/165/25/16

Keywords

  • Coal gasification
  • Heat recovery
  • Hot steel slags
  • Kinetic mechanism
  • Syngas production

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys

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