Residue Injection

Used oils, fats and emulsions of used oil and water and generated throughout the industry. These residues can be injected into the blast furnace at the tuyeres level as a partial substitute of coke and the coal. Dewatering of the residues prior to injection, and close monitoring of the water content is necessary. 

Development Status Products
Commercial
iron

Residue InjectionCosts & Benefits

Parent Process: Blast Furnace System
Energy Savings Potential
CO2 Emission Reduction Potential
Costs

A system that provided a BF with 2.5 t-HM/day capacity with 12 kg-residue/t-HM was installed at a cost of €4 - 6 million in Austria. 
Parent Process:
Energy Savings Potential
CO2 Emission Reduction Potential

N/A
Costs

Residue InjectionSchematic

Residue Injection Publications

Draft Reference Document on Best Available Techniques for the Production of Iron and Steel

Date: 

Jul
2009

Format: 

PDF

Type: 

Publications
http://old.vpvb.gov.lv/ippc/bat/bat_ES1/EdzelzsTerauds_Pr200907.pdf

Page Number: 

356-358