Removal of Sulfur from CaF 2 Containing Desulfurization Slag Exhausted from Secondary Steelmaking Process by Oxidation

Author: Hiraki Takehito  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 1543-1916

Source: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol.43, Iss.4, 2012-08, pp. : 703-709

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Abstract

The oxidation behavior of sulfur in desulfurization slag generated from the secondary steelmaking process with air has been investigated in the temperature range of 973 K to 1373 K (700 °C to 1100 °C). Although a high removal rate of sulfur is not achieved at temperatures lower than 1273 K (1000 °C) because of the formation of CaSO4, most of the sulfur is rapidly removed from slag as SO2 gas in the 1273 K to 1373 K (700 °C to 1100 °C) range. This finding indicates that the desulfurization slag generated from the secondary steelmaking process can be reused as a desulfurized flux through air oxidation, making it possible to reduce significantly the amount of desulfurization slag for disposal.