Desenvolvimento de uma carga termorredutora para uso como complemento ao small coke no alto-forno de uma usina integrada a coque
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In order to ensure energy efficiency and productivity, countercurrent flow and the use of various forms of fuels are essential for the blast furnace. Among the usual fuels, small coke, loaded with the metallic charge, stands out for having as its main function the ability to accelerate the reduction reaction and, consequently, reduce costs and process time. However, due to its fossil origin, it has a direct link with the high CO2 emission in the steel industry. In this context, the objective of this work was to develop a thermoreducing load capable of partially replacing small coke and, thus, reducing environmental and/or financial impacts. Thus, charcoal, green petroleum coke and anthracite were evaluated, from the physicochemical point of view, when loaded in the form of small in the blast furnace. The physical characterization highlighted the CV-50 and CV/CVP-50 samples, characterized by high drop strength (95.25% and 90.75%, respectively) and cold strength (96.30% and 94.00%, respectively), and also indicated the possibility of correlating the results obtained in the physical tests, since the prediction equations generated proved to be capable of allowing the parameters used to be estimated with considerable precision. In addition, it was observed that shatter test and drum index can be defined as tests that manifest the individual characteristics of each raw material used in the tested samples (additive property). The chemical characterization, in turn, indicated the CVP-50 sample as the best performance, characterized by low ash content (3.93%), high fixed carbon content (90.91%) and sulfur content (0.71%) compatible with the reference. Thus, it was concluded that the CVP-50 sample presented the best performance (combination between the two characterizations), in general and, therefore, this sample has greater potential to be used in the form of small in the blast furnace, having been demonstrated by the results the technical feasibility of the replacement. In addition, the use of the CVP-50 thermoreducing load represents a lower percentage of ash in the blast furnace, which causes lower slag generation and lower consumption of metallurgical coke, leading to a reduction in the financial and environmental impacts of the integrated coke route.
