Proceedings of the Ironmaking, Iron Ore and Agglomeration Seminars


ISSN 2594-357X

Title

GRAPHENE-LIKE TAP HOLE CLAY FOR A STABLE AND LONG-LASTING BLAST-FURNACE OPERATION

GRAPHENE-LIKE TAP HOLE CLAY FOR A STABLE AND LONG-LASTING BLAST-FURNACE OPERATION

DOI

10.5151/2594-357X-34656

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Abstract

A STABLE BLAST-FURNACE OPERATION IS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF TAP HOLE CLAY, AS A POOR MATERIAL COULD LEAD TO AN INEFFICIENT LIQUID DRAINAGE. USUALLY, TAP HOLE CLAY IS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SLAG CORROSION AND PIG IRON EROSION, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE DUE TO THE USE OF CHEAPER RAW-MATERIALS AND LOW-COST OPERATIONAL PRACTICES. ALIGNED WITH SUCH CHALLENGING SCENARIO, SAINT-GOBAIN DEVELOPED A HIGH-PERFORMANCE SOLUTION BASED ON AN INNOVATIVE TAP HOLE CLAY WITH A GRAPHENE-LIKE STRUCTURE, WHICH GUARANTEES AN OUTSTANDING CHEMICAL RESISTANCE AND, AS A CONSEQUENCE, A STABLE AND LONG LASTING PROTECTIVE MUSHROOM

 

A STABLE BLAST-FURNACE OPERATION IS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF TAP HOLE CLAY, AS A POOR MATERIAL COULD LEAD TO AN INEFFICIENT LIQUID DRAINAGE. USUALLY, TAP HOLE CLAY IS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SLAG CORROSION AND PIG IRON EROSION, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE DUE TO THE USE OF CHEAPER RAW-MATERIALS AND LOW-COST OPERATIONAL PRACTICES. ALIGNED WITH SUCH CHALLENGING SCENARIO, SAINT-GOBAIN DEVELOPED A HIGH-PERFORMANCE SOLUTION BASED ON AN INNOVATIVE TAP HOLE CLAY WITH A GRAPHENE-LIKE STRUCTURE, WHICH GUARANTEES AN OUTSTANDING CHEMICAL RESISTANCE AND, AS A CONSEQUENCE, A STABLE AND LONG LASTING PROTECTIVE MUSHROOM

Keywords

Refractories, Tap hole clay, blast-furnace, Graphene, High performance

Refractories, Tap hole clay, blast-furnace, Graphene, High performance

How to refer

Sako, Eric Yoshimitsu; Orsolini, Heloisa Daltoso; Hespanhol, Deivison Carlos Fontes; Galesi, Douglas Fernando; Silva, Bianca Maria Gomes da; Januario, Nilton Fernando dos Santos; Ferreira, Jamilson Leal de Sousa. GRAPHENE-LIKE TAP HOLE CLAY FOR A STABLE AND LONG-LASTING BLAST-FURNACE OPERATION , p. 392-407. In: 50° Seminário de Redução de Minérios e Matérias-primas, São Paulo, 2022.
ISSN: 2594-357X , DOI 10.5151/2594-357X-34656