In view of the present problem of sulfur enrichment in the metallurgical recycling process of ladle furnace （LF） refining slag, a simple and efficient method of removing sulfur from this slag was proposed. The propo...In view of the present problem of sulfur enrichment in the metallurgical recycling process of ladle furnace （LF） refining slag, a simple and efficient method of removing sulfur from this slag was proposed. The proposed method is compatible with current steelmaking processes. Sulfur removal from LF refining slag for SPHC steel （manufactured at a certain steel plant in China） by blowing air in the hot state was studied by using hot-state experiments in a laboratory. The FactSage software, a carbon/sulfur analyzer, and scanning electron micros- copy in conjunction with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to test and analyze the sulfur removal effect and to investigate factors influencing sulfur removal rate. The results show that sulfur ions in LF refining slag can be oxidized into SO2 by O2 at high tempera- ture by blowing air into molten slag; SO2 production was observed to reach a maximum with a small amount of blown O2 when the tem- perature exceeded 1350℃. At 1370℃ and 1400℃, experimental LF refining slag is in the liquid state and exhibits good fluidity; under these conditions, the sulfur removal effect by blowing air is greater than 90wt% after 60 min. High temperature and large air flow rate are benefi- cial for removing sulfur from LF refining slag; compared with air flow rate, temperature has a greater strongly influences on the sulfur re- moval.展开更多
基金supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Nos. 2014M560890 and 2015T80039)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51404022)
文摘In view of the present problem of sulfur enrichment in the metallurgical recycling process of ladle furnace （LF） refining slag, a simple and efficient method of removing sulfur from this slag was proposed. The proposed method is compatible with current steelmaking processes. Sulfur removal from LF refining slag for SPHC steel （manufactured at a certain steel plant in China） by blowing air in the hot state was studied by using hot-state experiments in a laboratory. The FactSage software, a carbon/sulfur analyzer, and scanning electron micros- copy in conjunction with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to test and analyze the sulfur removal effect and to investigate factors influencing sulfur removal rate. The results show that sulfur ions in LF refining slag can be oxidized into SO2 by O2 at high tempera- ture by blowing air into molten slag; SO2 production was observed to reach a maximum with a small amount of blown O2 when the tem- perature exceeded 1350℃. At 1370℃ and 1400℃, experimental LF refining slag is in the liquid state and exhibits good fluidity; under these conditions, the sulfur removal effect by blowing air is greater than 90wt% after 60 min. High temperature and large air flow rate are benefi- cial for removing sulfur from LF refining slag; compared with air flow rate, temperature has a greater strongly influences on the sulfur re- moval.
