TY - JOUR

T1 - Tailoring the FeO/SiO2 Ratio in Electric Arc Furnace Slags to Minimize the Leaching of Vanadium and Chromium

AU - Neuhold, Simone Franziska

AU - Algermissen, David

AU - Drissen, Peter

AU - Adamczyk, Burkart

AU - Presoly, Peter

AU - Sedlazeck, Klaus Philipp

AU - Schenk, Johannes

AU - Raith, Johann

AU - Pomberger, Roland

AU - Vollprecht, Daniel

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 by the authors.

PY - 2020/4/1

Y1 - 2020/4/1

N2 - Based on recently published research on leaching control mechanisms in electric arc furnace (EAF) slags, it is assumed that a FeO/SiO 2 ratio of around one leads to low leached V and Cr concentrations. This ratio influences the mineral phase composition of the slag toward higher amounts of spinel and a lower solubility of calcium silicate phases by suppressing the formation of magnesiowuestite and highly soluble calcium silicate phases. To evaluate this hypothesis, laboratory and scaled up tests in an EAF pilot plant were performed on slag samples characterized by elevated V and Cr leaching and a high FeO/SiO 2 ratio. Prior to the melting experiments, the optimum FeO/SiO 2 ratio was calculated via FactSageTM. In the melting experiments, the ratio was adjusted by adding quartz sand, which also decreased the basicity (CaO/SiO 2) of the slag. As a reference, remelting experiments without quartz sand addition were conducted and additionally, the influence of the cooling rate of the slag was examined. The remelted (without quartz sand) and the remelted modified slags (with quartz sand) were analyzed chemically and mineralogically and the leaching behavior was investigated. The modification of the slags yielded a minimized release of V and Cr, supporting the hypothesis that the FeO/SiO 2 ratio influences the mineralogy and the leaching behavior.

AB - Based on recently published research on leaching control mechanisms in electric arc furnace (EAF) slags, it is assumed that a FeO/SiO 2 ratio of around one leads to low leached V and Cr concentrations. This ratio influences the mineral phase composition of the slag toward higher amounts of spinel and a lower solubility of calcium silicate phases by suppressing the formation of magnesiowuestite and highly soluble calcium silicate phases. To evaluate this hypothesis, laboratory and scaled up tests in an EAF pilot plant were performed on slag samples characterized by elevated V and Cr leaching and a high FeO/SiO 2 ratio. Prior to the melting experiments, the optimum FeO/SiO 2 ratio was calculated via FactSageTM. In the melting experiments, the ratio was adjusted by adding quartz sand, which also decreased the basicity (CaO/SiO 2) of the slag. As a reference, remelting experiments without quartz sand addition were conducted and additionally, the influence of the cooling rate of the slag was examined. The remelted (without quartz sand) and the remelted modified slags (with quartz sand) were analyzed chemically and mineralogically and the leaching behavior was investigated. The modification of the slags yielded a minimized release of V and Cr, supporting the hypothesis that the FeO/SiO 2 ratio influences the mineralogy and the leaching behavior.

KW - Electric arc furnace (EAF) slags

KW - FactSage™ calculations

KW - Leaching control mechanisms

KW - Melting experiments

KW - Quartz sand

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U2 - 10.3390/app10072549

DO - 10.3390/app10072549

M3 - Article

VL - 10

SP - 5249

JO - Applied Sciences : open access journal

JF - Applied Sciences : open access journal

SN - 2076-3417

IS - 7

M1 - 2549

ER -