Alternative Reductants for the Blast Furnace Process and Catalytic Treatments of Exhaust Gases: a Review

Authors

  • Vesna Nikolić University of Belgrade, Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-6092
  • Željko Kamberović University of Belgrade, Faculty for Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0507-5346
  • Marija Štulović University of Belgrade, Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
  • Dragana Radovanović University of Belgrade, Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-7711

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30544/MMD27

Abstract

Blast Furnace (BF) process is dominant in the iromaking industry in the World. Growing demand for steelmaking raw materials results in fast consumption of fossil fuels, which are required for the BF operation and also serve as reducing agents. To lower the carbon footprint and achieve sustainable development, as well as circular economy, there is an increased need for using alternative reducing agents for BFs, such as waste plastics, bio-based materials etc. Those materials can be recycled or upcycled by utilization in BF process. Catalytic recycling/upcycling of exhaust gases was proposed, as it could be highly profitable, and, as well lower the carbon footprint of the BF process.

Keywords:

Blast Furnace, Alternative reductants, Waste plastics recycling, Catalytic treatments, Carbon neutrality
Supporting Agencies
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (Contract No. 451-03-66/2024-03/200287)

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Published

27-03-2024

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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2023): Industry 4.0 in the circular economy and environmental protection and recovery

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Industry 4.0 in the circular economy and environmental protection and recovery

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