简介:Steelmakingisenergyandmaterialintensive.Thatiswhysteelisalwaysdemonizedandconfrontedwithincriminationsandrequirementsforreductionofitsenvironmentalimpact.Thosepuredemands-likeforemissiontradingareshort-sightedastheydonotbaseonanintegratedapproach.InsteadtheymerelyconsiderCO2emissionsduringtheproductionprocess.Aforward-looking,globalclimateandenvironmentalpolicyneedsasustainablelifecycleapproach.Thereforeitmustforexamplealsotakeintoaccountthecontributionofsteeltowardscuttingemissionsinitsapplication-intheenergy.automotiveandhouseholdsectors.Steelwillplayakeyroleinclimateprotection.One-thirdoftheremainingCO2reductiontargetplannedinGermanyby2020canonlybeachievedwiththehelpofinnovativesteelproductsandtheirapplications.ThisistheconclusionofanindependentstudybyTheBostonConsultingGroup(BCG)onbehalfofSteelInstituteVDEh,andGermanSteelFederation.ThestudycomparesCO2savingsfromimportantinnovativesteelapplications(suchasmoreefficientpowerstations,windturbines,orlightervehicles)withCO2emissionscausedbysteelproduction.Byadoptingthiscomprehensiveperspective,thestudyforthefirsttimeprovidesaCO2balanceforthematerialsteelbycomparingtheCO2reductionsmadepossiblethroughinnovativesteelapplicationswiththeCO2emissionsresultingfromsteelproduction.ThebalancewascalculatedonthebasisofeightselectedinnovativesteelapplicationsinGermanyfortheperiod2007to2020,wherebytheCO2emissionscausedbysteelproductionwereconsideredthroughouttheentirelifecycleoftheparticularsteeluse.Fortheselectedexamples,theuseofinnovativesteelsresultedinatotalsavingspotentialof74MtofCO2in2020.Thecalculationsarebasedonconservativeassumptions;forexamplewithoutcountingofpotentialsbyexportedsteelorbycomparisonwithcompetitivematerials.TheproductionofsteelinGermany,includingtheextractiono
简介:CO2emissionofthesteelindustrytakesupagreatproportionofthetotalemissionoftheworld.ItisnecessarytoreducetheCO2intensityofsteelproductsinordertosaveenergy,protecttheenvironmentandkeepasustainabledevelopmentinthesteelindustry.Basedontheresearchofsteelproducts'lifecycleinventory,thosewhoconductedthisresearchhavefocusedontheanalysisofCO2emissionfactorsandmeasures.Adoptingthelifecycleinventorymodelofacertainsteelmakingsite,togetherwiththeTornadoChart,theresearchershaveidentifiedsignificantfactors,providedsomeexplanation,andsuggestedsomepossiblemeasurestoreduceCO2emission.TheresultshaveshownthatthemostimportantfactorsaretheCO2intensityofblastfurnacegas(BFG),hotmetalratioofbasicoxygenfurnace(BOF)andthematerialutilizationefficiency.Accordingly,somemeasuressuchasremovingCO2inBFG,decreasingthehotmetalproportioninBOF,andimprovematerialutilizationefficiencyineachprocess,maybetakentodecreaseCO2emission.
简介:Thedifferencesofreductionbehaviorsbetweenironorelumpandpelletswerestudiedbyconductinglowtemperaturereductiondegradation,staticloadreductionanddroplettests.Thesetestssimulatedtheconditionsofreductiontemperatureandhydrogen-containinggasinCOREX.Duetoitsdensestructureandlowporositycomparedwithpellets,lumporepossessespoorreductiondegradationindex(RDI)andslowerreductionrateinearlyandmediumreactionstages,showingsignsoflowerstrength,lowersofteningandmeltingtemperatures,aswellasawidermeltingzoneandhigherΔP.Thatprovidessomebasistoexplainthephenomenaofdifferentialpressurerise,metallizationdeclineandmorestickingaftertheusageoflumporeinCOREXplant.
简介:Cr2O3-formingferriticstainlesssteelshavebeenwidelyexploredasintermediatetemperaturesolidoxidefuelcells(SOFCs)interconnects.However,theevaporationofchromiascalemightmigratetoandpoisonthecathode,leadingtodegradationofthecellperformance.Inthisstudy,Ni-Co-Fe-Pcoatingsweredepositedontheferriticstainlesssteelbymeansofacost-effectivetechniqueofelectrolessmethod.Theyareexpectedtobeconvertedinto(Ni,Co,Fe)3O4spinelwithahighelectricalconductivityandCTEmatchwithstainlesssteel,whichcanblocktheevaporationofchromiaformedonsteelsubstrateexposedtothecathodeenvironmentoftheSOFC.TheeffectsofpH,massratioofFeSO4/(FeSO4+NiSO4+CoSO4)andtemperatureofsolutiononthedepositionrate,compositions,surfacemorphologiesandstructuresoftheNi-Co-Fe-Pcoatingswereinvestigated.TheresultsindicatedthatthedepositionrateincreasedwithincreasingpHwhenpHwaslowerthan9andthenreducedwhenpHwashigherthan9.Thedepositionrateincreasedwithincreasingtemperaturewhentemperaturewaslowerthan80℃andthendecreasedwhentemperaturewashigherthan80℃.ThedepositionratedecreasedwiththeincreaseinmassratioofFeSO4/(NiSO4+CoSO4+FeSO4).ThecoatingsconsistedofNi,Co,FeandP.Thephasestructureofthecoatingwasamorphous.
简介:TheIronmakingPlantofTangshanIron&SteelCo.Ltd.takescleanproductionasitsorientation.Itdecreasessilicontosmeltthroughincreasingtheenteringfurnacesinterratio,stabilizingcokequalitybytacklingkeyproblems,increasingcoalinjectionratio,aswellaskeepingtheblastfurnacesmoothrunningandsoon.Theenergyconsumptionofsinterworkingprocedurehasbeengreatlyreducedthroughoptimizingtheoreblenderstructure,enhancingthequalityoffuelandflux,increasingthequicklimeamount,reclaimingtheremainingheatoftheannuluscoolingsystemanddeepeningthemateriallayertosinter.Wehaveachievedtherepetitioneconomyandthesecondlyresourcehasbeenusedsyntheticallywithadvancedproducingtechnics.Theenvironmentaroundtheplanthasbeengreatlyimprovedbypreventing,monitoringandfatheringthemovingpollutionroot,atthesametime,theeconomyandenvironmentdevelopmentinphasehasbeengreatlyaccelerated.
简介:ToimprovethemechanicalpropertiesofWC-Al2O3composites,theeffectsoftraceamountofCeO2additivesonthemicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesoftheWC-Al2O3compositespreparedbyhotpressingwereinvestigated.TheresultsrevealedthattheWC-Al2O3compositesdopedwith0.1%CeO2possessedrefinedmicrostructureandenhancedmechanicalpropertiescomparedwiththatoftheundopedWC-Al2O3composites.TraceCeO2suppressedthedecarburizationofWC,promotedthemicrostructuralrefinement,andimprovedtheinterfacecoherenceoftheWCmatrixandAl2O3.When0.1%CeO2wasaddedtotheWC-Al2O3composites,theeffectofCeO2resultedintheachievementofarelativedensityof98.82%withanexcellentVickershardnessof16.89GPa,combiningafracturetoughnessof9.85MPa·m1/2withanacceptableflexuralstrengthof1024.05MPa.
简介:Theslidinggateusedtostopslagduringconvertertappingissimilartothecontrolofslidegateinladle,withtheslidinggatedeviceinstalledoutsidetheBOFtappingholetip.Owingtothequickopeningandclosing(in0.5s)oftheslidinggate,itcannotonlyeffectivelystopthepre-slagandpost-slagduringconvertertappingbutalsoautomaticallyjudgeandstopslagwiththehelpofAMEPAslagdetectingandPLCcontroltechnology.Currentlyitisregardedasthebestprocesstostopslagduringconvertertapping.