Cyanide recombination in electric arc furnace plasma
Pauna, Henri; Willms, Thomas; Aula, Matti; Echterhof, Thomas; Huttula, Marko; Fabritius, Timo (2021-05-12)
Henri Pauna et al 2021 Plasma Res. Express 3 025008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1067/abfc2a
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021051930640
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Abstract
Cyanide, among with NOₓ, CO₂, and CO, is one of the adverse compounds that form in the ironmaking and steelmaking industry. High-temperature processes are suitable environments for cyanide formation, and cyanide can form as a result of recombination in electric arc plasma. Even though the cyanides might not survive e.g. the post-combustion process, understanding the formation mechanisms of hazardous materials in the steelmaking industry is important. In this work, the recombination of cyanide in a pilot-scale AC electric arc furnace is studied with optical emissions from the CN molecule. The results show how the optical emissions from the cyanide change in different process steps. Electric input, plasma temperature, and interaction of the arc with solid charge material were observed to have an impact on the CN signal. Additionally, equilibrium composition computation highlights how different sources of carbon change the recombination rate and that the highest recombination occurs at 6821 K.
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