NO _x reduction by coupling combustion with recycling flue gas in iron ore sintering process

Abstract

A new process called ‘NO _x reduction by coupling combustion with recycling flue gas (RCCRF)’ was proposed to decrease NO _x emission during the iron ore sintering process. The simulation test of NO _x reduction was performed over sintered ore and in the process of coke combustion. Experimentally, NO _x reduction was also carried out by sintering pot test. For sintered ore, the amount of NO _x emission is reduced by 15wt%–25wt% at 400–550°C using 2.0vol% H₂ or 2.0vol% CO, or reduced by 10wt%–30wt% at 560–720°C using 0.15vol% NH₃. NO _x reduction is around 10wt% by coupling combustion of pyrolysis gas and coke, or around 16wt% by recycling flue gas into coke combustion. By RCCRF, the maximum NO _x reduction ratio is about 23wt% in coke combustion experiment and over 40wt% in sintering pot test.

Keywords

nitrogen oxides / combustion / flue gases / iron ores / sintering

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