Perspectives of Industrial Application of Liquid-Phase Iron Reduction Processes  Full text 

A.K. Tarakanov, V.P. Ivashchenko, Yu.S. Paniotov, S.V. Bobrovitskiy

National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

UDC 669.169

Metall. Min. Ind.,  2011, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 140-145

Abstract

Liquid-phase iron reduction processes are the real alternative to the blast furnace technology. Since any liquid-phase iron reduction process is, as a matter of fact, energetic-metallurgical, its optimal for particular conditions technological regime and its design solution are appreciably determined by a ratio of prices for different energy sources, first of all–for coal and electric power. The most effective realization of the liquid-phase iron reduction processes is possible now at the integrated metallurgical works in place of small inefficient blast furnaces with the use of entire blast furnace infrastructure.

Keywords: IRONMAKING, LIQUID-PHASE IRON REDUCTION PROCESS, EFFICIENCY, OPTIMIZATION, INDUSTRIAL REALIZATION