2018-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS2018 Volume 1. Afonso Intl. Symp. / Iron and Steel Making
| Editors: | F. Kongoli, M.-C. Gomez-Marroquin, M. Contrucci, N. Lacerda, F. V. Cancado, M. de Souza, R. Valladares |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Pages: | 184 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-987820-82-9 |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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Sustainable Production of Pig Iron in Brazil
Fausto Varela Cançado1;1SINDIFER, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;
Type of Paper: Plenary
Id Paper: 376
Topic: 2
Abstract:
Brazil produces important volumes of pig iron from domestic ores using various extraction technologies, and also has important current and potential capacities to produce pig iron in a sustainable way. In this paper, a detailed overview of the pig iron production in Brazil is carried out from the point of view of plant locations, their capacity and characteristics, the type of products and their specifications as well as the thermo-reduction agent used. Special attention is given to Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo states, which are the most important for pig iron production in the Brazilian Federation. A distinct part of the paper is an analysis of the use of charcoal as a thermo-reduction agent in the extraction technologies that produce pig iron, and its advantages compared to the use of metallurgical coke in terms of sustainability. The sustainability programs are specifically discussed, along with the current stimulus and barriers for the pig iron industry.