IP Library Granted Patent US 8,765,087
Granted Patent B2
US 8,765,087 · App. 12/990,375 · Granted Jul 1, 2014

Method for reforming exhaust gas generated from metallurgical furnace, method for cooling exhaust gas and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Katsuhiko Takagi (Tokyo, JP); Hitoshi Saima (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhiro Mogi (Tokyo, JP); Yasuo Miyoshi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,765,087
App. No.
12/990,375
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reforming method of a metallurgical furnace generated exhaust gas includes reforming a high temperature exhaust gas discharged from a metallurgical furnace by adding a reducing agent to the gas, wherein addition of the reducing agent is initiated when an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas is 1 vol % or less, and a reforming reaction is completed when a temperature of the exhaust gas is 800° C. or higher, and an apparatus thereof. The reducing agent is blown from a reducing agent blowing nozzle having a double pipe structure.

Claims (35)

1. A method of reforming a metallurgical furnace exhaust gas generated from a metallurgical furnace which is an oxygen converter comprising:

adding a reducing agent to the metallurgical furnace exhaust gas which contains high temperature carbon dioxide gas between a skirt device and a primary dust collector in an oxygen converter gas recovery system of the oxygen converter and reacting the carbon dioxide gas and the reducing agent to reform the exhaust gas,

wherein

the reducing agent is added when an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas is 1 vol % or less, and

a reforming reaction is completed when an exhaust gas temperature is 800° C. or more.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the reducing agent is at least one fossil resource type compound selected from the group consisting of liquefied petroleum gas, ethane, light naphtha, raffinate, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether and diethyl ether.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the reducing agent is at least one nonfossil resource type compound selected from the group consisting of bioethanol, biodiesel and a mixture of bioethanol and biodiesel.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the high temperature exhaust gas discharged from the metallurgical furnace has a temperature of from 800 to 1,800° C.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein

the high temperature exhaust gas discharged from the metallurgical furnace has a temperature of from 1,000 to 1,800° C.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the high temperature exhaust gas discharged from the metallurgical furnace has a CO 2 concentration of from 3 to 30 vol %.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reducing agent is added when an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas is 0.5 vol % or less.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the reforming reaction is completed when the exhaust gas temperature is from 800 to 1,100° C.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the reforming reaction is completed when the exhaust gas temperature is from 850 to 1,050° C.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the reforming reaction is conducted at the exhaust gas temperature of 800° C. or more for a residence time of from 0.01 to 50 seconds.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

the reforming reaction is conducted at the exhaust gas temperature of 800° C. or more for a residence time of from 0.1 to 20 seconds.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the metallurgical furnace is an oxygen converter, and

the reducing agent is added from a side pipe of a top blowing lance of the oxygen converter.

13. A method of producing a reformed metallurgical furnace exhaust gas comprising:

adding a reducing agent to the metallurgical furnace exhaust gas which contains high temperature carbon dioxide gas to react the carbon dioxide gas and the reducing agent,

wherein the reducing agent is added when an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas is 1 vol % or less, and

a reforming reaction is completed when an exhaust gas temperature is 800° C. or more.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein

the reducing agent is at least one fossil resource type compound selected from the group consisting of liquefied petroleum gas, ethane, light naphtha, raffinate, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether and diethyl ether.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein

the reducing agent is at least one nonfossil resource type compound selected from the group consisting of bioethanol, biodiesel and a mixture of bioethanol and biodiesel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2010
From: TAKAGI, KATSUHIKO; SAIMA, HITOSHI; MOGI, YASUHIRO; MIYOSHI, YASUO
To: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025220/0453 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP 2008-129040 · May 16, 2008 · national
JP 2008-227845 · Sep 5, 2008 · national
JP 2009-045413 · Feb 27, 2009 · national
JP 2009-052394 · Mar 5, 2009 · national
JP 2009-084494 · Mar 31, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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