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Laboratory experiments demonstrate 40% reduction in iron oxide in electric arc furnace slag using hydrogen gas, suggesting potential for enhanced metallurgy.
Electric arc furnace slag is a major by-product of steelmaking, yet its industrial utilization remains limited due to its complex chemical and mineralogical composition. This study presents a hydrogen-based approach to recover metallic components from EAF slag for potential reuse in steelmaking. Laboratory experiments were conducted by melting 50 g of industrial slag samples at 1600 °C and injecting hydrogen gas through a ceramic tube into the liquid slag. After cooling, both the slag and the metallic phases were analyzed for their chemical and phase compositions. Additionally, the reduction process was modeled using a combination of approaches, including the thermochemical software FactSage 8.1, models for density, surface tension, and viscosity, as well as a diffusion model. The injection of hydrogen resulted in the reduction of up to 40% of the iron oxide content in the liquid slag. In addition, the fraction of reacted hydrogen gas was calculated.
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