Industrial operation at low coke rate and coal injection in excess of 220kg/tHM

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-001

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1997

End date 31 December 2000

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 661 000,00

EU contribution € 396 600,00

Coordinated by

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE
France

Objective

High coal injection rates have been achieved on several blast furnaces, but only for limited periods. The aim of this project is to establish the required conditions for achieving very low coke rates (< 300 kg/tHM) and coal rate in excess of 220 kg/tHM, under long-term industrial conditions. Special emphasis will be placed on the characterisation of the process. This investigation will be carried out on blast furnaces where the injection facilities have been recently revamped and extended. Operating at high coal rates has a beneficial effect on the environment in so far as it reduces coke consumption and allows for the closure of older installations.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• B - Reduction of iron ores

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Voie Romaine - BP 320 ; 57214 MAIZIERES-LES-METZ CEDEX ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

KONINKLIJKE HOOGOVENS

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1970 CA IJMUIDEN
• Total cost: No data