Improving the Desulphurization in COREX-3000 Process by the Optimization of Chemical Compositions of Slag

Abstract

To improve the desulfurization in the COREX-3000 process, several aspects are studied and practiced. The work documented in the present paper focuses on the effects of chemical compositions of slag, such as CaO/SiO₂, MgO, MgO/Al₂O₃ and MnO, on desulfurization. Theoretical calculations of sulfide capacity and viscosity of slag and diffusion coefficient of S²⁻ in the slag are given to study the effects of slag chemical compositions on the thermodynamics and dynamics of desulfurization. After that, experiments are carried out to verify the theoretical analyses and give the appropriate ranges of these four parameters. The suggested suitable ranges of CaO/SiO₂, MgO content, MgO/Al₂O₃ and MnO content for COREX-3000 are 1.20–1.30, 10 wt%–12 wt%, 0.80–0.90 and 0.4 wt%–0.7 wt%, respectively.