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Dangerous Emissions in Blast Furnace Operations

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Blast furnace smelting is the dominant ironmaking method around the world. Blast furnace operations cover not only blast furnace smelting but also a set of auxiliary processes and equipments, including molten slag granulation, hot stoves and off-gas treatment systems. Dangerous emissions of SO2 and H2S are found in molten slag granulation sites; NOx are found from the hot stoves; heavy metals (mainly Zn and Pb) are found in the sludge and dust from off-gas treatment systems; fluorides are found in the off-gas. These emissions are generally in low concentrations. However, since the production of blast furnace is huge, the mass are still appreciable. The heavy metal emissions are mostly safely treated or recycled. However, few processes have been installed to treat emissions of H2S, SO2, NOx and fluorides.

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Gan, L., Zhang, H. (2016). Dangerous Emissions in Blast Furnace Operations. In: Cavaliere, P. (eds) Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39529-6_7

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