Abstract

Multi-million tons of sludge produced as a result of wet dedusting of blast furnace and converter gases have been deposited in landfills across the country. These materials are also created on an ongoing basis. Due to the high iron content, their potential as a ferrous raw material is significant. Unfortunately, in addition to components which are desirable from the point of view of metallurgical processes such as Fe, C and CO, they also contain many harmful elements such as Zn, Pb, Na and K. The article describes the sources and form of Zn found in post-production waste of steelworks and the methods of removing zinc from ferrous waste materials. The optimal conditions for zinc removal during the sintering process of galvanised ferrous materials were identified using thermochemical calculations carried out with the FactSage computer program.

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