<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The basic economic goal of pig iron process is to produce a finished product at the highest possible quality and at the lowest possible cost. The quality of pig iron depends on the quality of raw materials used in the process, quality of fuels and process parameters. The cost of fuel is one of the basic component of cost of pig iron production. Therefore, consumption of fuels should be minimized while maintaining its high quality. The main technological fuel of this process is blast furnace coke. Very often, cheaper alternative kinds of fuels are used in the form of finer sorts of coke or alternative fuels (e.g. coal dust). However, they can be used only in a limited amount. The aim of the paper is the assessment of the selected quality parameters of stabilized coke used in the blast furnace process and the comparison of their values with requirements.</p></abstract>

The basic economic goal of pig iron process is to produce a finished product at the highest possible quality and at the lowest possible cost. The quality of pig iron depends on the quality of raw materials used in the process, quality of fuels and process parameters. The cost of fuel is one of the basic component of cost of pig iron production. Therefore, consumption of fuels should be minimized while maintaining its high quality. The main technological fuel of this process is blast furnace coke. Very often, cheaper alternative kinds of fuels are used in the form of finer sorts of coke or alternative fuels (e.g. coal dust). However, they can be used only in a limited amount. The aim of the paper is the assessment of the selected quality parameters of stabilized coke used in the blast furnace process and the comparison of their values with requirements.

Quality of Coke used in Blast Furnace Process – Analysis of Selected Parameters

Conference Quality Production Improvement – CQPI

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The basic economic goal of pig iron process is to produce a finished product at the highest possible quality and at the lowest possible cost. The quality of...

Quality of Coke used in Blast Furnace Process – Analysis of Selected Parameters

Data publikacji: 08 paź 2019

Zakres stron: 602 - 609

Otrzymano: 27 mar 2019

Przyjęty: 16 maj 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cqpi-2019-0081

Słowa kluczowe
blast furnace coke, qualitative parameters, qualitative analysis, composition of coke, Nippon Steel method

© 2019 Edyta Kardas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Quality of Coke used in Blast Furnace Process – Analysis of Selected Parameters

Data publikacji: 08 paź 2019

Zakres stron: 602 - 609

Otrzymano: 27 mar 2019

Przyjęty: 16 maj 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cqpi-2019-0081

Słowa kluczoweblast furnace coke, qualitative parameters, qualitative analysis, composition of coke, Nippon Steel method

© 2019 Edyta Kardas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
blast furnace coke, qualitative parameters, qualitative analysis, composition of coke, Nippon Steel method