Trends in the development of energy-saving technologies in metallurgy

Abstract

The purpose of the analysis is to identify trends in the development of metallurgical production and the use of energy-saving metallurgical technologies. It is shown that the world continues a steady trend of increasing steel production. This indicates an increase in metal consumption in industry. Despite the downward trend in steel production in Ukraine, the attention of metallurgists to the use of energy-saving technologies has not diminished. Trends and examples of the use of energy-saving technologies in world practice in comparison with trends in domestic metallurgy are given. Perspective technologies of blast furnace, steelmaking and rolling production are shown. Their advantages and disadvantages are noted. It is shown that the production volumes of metallurgical products are closely related to the technical level of production and the structure of steel smelting. It is noted that the development trends of domestic metallurgical production on a general basis coincide with the development trends of world metallurgy. The advantages and disadvantages of domestic ferrous metallurgy are shown. The directions of scientific research of the Iron and Steel Institute named after Z.I. Nekrasov NAS of Ukraine (ISI), which correspond to global trends in the development of metallurgy and cover the whole range of problems in the production of metal products. The developments are comprehensive, which is a very important advantage in the modern world. The ISI has a serious scientific potential for the latest modern technological and technical solutions for domestic metallurgical production, which are already at the development stage adapted to existing technological and raw materials conditions and their changes. Most of the new developments in technological content and intellectual level of implementation are not inferior to world analogues.