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Biwen Yang

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  • Open Access

    Influence of Top Slag Containing TiO2 and VOx on Hot Metal Pre-Desulfurization

    by Biwen Yang, Bo Song, Liang Chen, Honghong Sun, Derek O. Northwood, Kristian E. Waters, Hao Ma

    The desulfurization capacity of top slag in the process of pre-desulfurization of hot metal containing vanadium and titanium was researched. The top slag system of CaO-SiO2-MgO-Al2O3-TiO2-VOx that was formed by blast furnace slag and a CaO desulfurization agent reduced the sulfur in hot metal from 0.08 wt.% to 0.02 wt.%. It was found that the resulfurization of the slag happened in the later periods of the desulfurization process. The vanadium–titanium oxides were both acidic in the desulfurization slag. TiO2 and VOx reacted with the basic oxides to form CaTiO3 and MgV2O4 at 1623 K, which reduced free CaO and was not conducive to top slag desulfurization. The results of calculation showed that the top slag desulfurization accounted for 15% of the total desulfurization. Using the ionic and molecule coexistence theory of slag structure, it is shown that the desulfurization efficiency could be enhanced by adjusting both the amount of desulfurization agent and the composition of the blast furnace slag before pre-desulfurization.


  • Open Access

    The Deep Removal of Mercury in Contaminated Acid by Colloidal Agglomeration Materials M201

    by Shuchen Qin, Biwen Yang, Derek O. Northwood, Kristian E. Waters, Hao Ma

    The high-temperature roasting/smelting process of copper and zinc concentrates will cause the mercury in the concentrate to evaporate into the flue gas, and most of the mercury in the flue gas will eventually enter the waste acid in its ionic form. A highly efficient mercury removal agent M201 with long carbon chains and loaded active functional groups can adsorb and disperse fine particles for mercury removal in the system. Through bridging, the linear structure is woven into a network to achieve large-scale capture and dispersion of fine particles and colloidal substances. The recommended operating conditions for developing mercury deep purification technology are as follows: M201 reagent concentration of 50 g/L, 6 mL/L added acid solution, room temperature, mixing time of 5 min, air flotation time of 10 min, ventilation rate of 0.1 L/min, H2SO4 concentration of 33.67 g/L, and the residual mercury content of 2 mg/L (the mercury content reaches 0.01 mg/L after two-stage mercury removal treatment). Meanwhile, the residual arsenic content is 21.9 mg/L. This study shows a better separation of arsenic and mercury and achieves one-step mercury removal.