Shifting the limits of nut coke use in the ironmaking blast furnace: A fundamental study on the behaviour of ferrous raw material bed mixed with nut coke

The principal objective of this work is to understand the physicochemical behaviour of the ferrous raw material (pellet and/or sinter) bed mixed with nut coke under the blast furnace conditions. To investigate this behaviour, a specially designed blast furnace simulator called the Reduction Softening and Melting (RSM) apparatus is utilised ...

Review and data evaluation for high-temperature reduction of iron oxide particles in suspension

High-temperature reduction processes of iron oxide particles suspension are promising in carbon emission abatement. Recently, researchers have contributed abundant knowledge of the reaction mechanism and kinetics of iron oxide particles above 1473 K, while there was very limited information 10 years ago. Although the understanding of the high...

Engineering Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂: A Minireview

The electrochemical reduction of CO₂ holds great promise for lowering the concentration of CO₂ in the Earth′s atmosphere. However, several challenges have hindered the commercialization of this technology, including energy efficiency, the solubility of CO₂ in the aqueous phase, and electrode stability. In this...

Characterization of the burden behaviour of iron ore pellets mixed with nut coke under simulated blast furnace conditions

In the blast furnace, nut coke is utilized in a mixture with the ferrous burden to improve the gas permeability. Although applied in a broad range (10–40 mm, 2–23 wt-%), limited information is available on changed burden behaviour in its presence. In the present study, the detailed characterization was performed on the iron ore pellets quenched...

A Photoenzymatic NADH Regeneration System

A photoenzymatic NADH regeneration system was established. The combination of deazariboflavin as a photocatalyst with putidaredoxin reductase enabled the selective reduction of NAD⁺ into the enzyme-active 1,4-NADH to promote an alcohol dehydrogenase catalysed stereospecific reduction reaction. The catalytic turnover of all the...

Alcohol Dehydrogenases Catalyze the Reduction of Thioesters

Alcohol dehydrogenases are well-established catalysts for various reduction reactions. However, the reduction of carboxylic acid derivatives has not yet been reported with these enzymes. In this contribution, we demonstrated that carboxylic acid thioesters could be readily reduced by a range of alcohol dehydrogenases, albeit at significantly...

High-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over FeTi mixed oxide model catalysts: Tailoring activity and stability by varying the Ti/Fe ratio

tA series of Fe-Ti mixed oxide model catalysts containing different Ti/Fe ratios were synthesized andapplied as catalysts for the High Temperature Fischer-Tropsch reaction (HTFTS). XRD, H2-TPR and in situMössbauer and XAFS spectroscopy were applied to evaluate the role of Ti on the physical and chemicalproperties of Fe within the mixed metal...

Effect of nut coke on the performance of the ironmaking blast furnace

The blast furnace consumes a large amount of high quality metallurgy coke (size 35-80 mm) in addition to ore in the form of pellets and sinter. This coke is the coarse fraction, derived from the coke plant. The fine fraction (8 -35 mm), arise after sieving, named nut coke, can’t be directly used in blast furnace. The fraction of smaller than 8...

Capital consumption: The transition to sustainable consumption and production in London

How can London reduce its consumption based carbon dioxide emissions by 90% by 2050? The Capital Consumption report has modelled one scenario, based on expert research, to show how this can be achieved in the city. This paper will present the findings of the report. Capital consumption aims to create an evidence base on the climate impacts of...

Implementation of ILDMs based on a Representation in Generalized Coordinates

The usage of detailed chemical kinetics for the mathematical modeling of combustion processes is desirable, but leads to a high computational effort. In the present work one of the methods of simplification of chemical kinetics - Intrinsic low-dimensional manifolds (ILDMs) is considered. Whereas in most CFD applications ILDMs are calculated in...

Carbon supported catalysts in selective oxidation and reduction