Browsing by Author "Shatokha, Volodymyr"

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    International Comparison of Impuritiesmixing and Accumulation in Steel Scrap
    (International Society for Industrial Ecology, Blackwell, 2022) Panasiuk, Daryna; Daigo, Ichiro; Hoshino, Takeo; Hayashi, Hideo; Yamasue, Eiji; Tran, Duc Huy; Sprecher, Benjamin; Shi, Feng; Shatokha, Volodymyr
    ENG: The accumulation of impurities in the recycling of steel impacts the quality of secondary steel. Understanding impurity levels is crucial in the context of the proliferation of circular economy policies, expected high recycling rates, and growth of scrap consumption. By assuming the accumulation of impurities to be equal worldwide, the understanding of the extent and variation of the mixing and accumulation was limited in previous studies, and the factors influencing those variations were not considered. This is a first cross-national comparison of impurity accumulation in recycled steel. In this study, the copper, tin, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum content was analyzed in over 500 samples of electric arc furnace rebars from China, Japan, Vietnam, Ukraine, and the Netherlands (representing northwestern Europe) with an optical emission spectrometer. The impurity content in rebars represents the content of impurities accumulated in steel scrap in the countries studied. The measured content of impurities was then used to determine the factors influencing the accumulation of those impurities. It was revealed that the recycling technology, the presence of a market for recovered metals, the quality of the material input, steelmaking practices, and the management of byproducts derived from a legislative or economic context played a role in the impurities content. By communicating on scrap chemical content, the collaboration between the recycling and steel industries could be enhanced in terms of matching the demand and supply and facilitating an increase in the scrap share in steelmaking.
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    Slag Parameters and Sulphur Partition in Blast Furnace Hearth: Ukrainian Case and International Comparison
    (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 2022) Shatokha, Volodymyr
    ENG: Purpose. Blast furnace ironmaking usually requires maintaining a reasonable level of hot metal desulphurization; therefore, knowledge of the complex interplay between physical properties and desulphurization potential of slag is essential for the holistic approach to the operation. Several models for predicting sulphur partition between slag and hot metal based on sulphide capacity estimation have been studied in application to the Ukrainian blast furnace. Influence of an optical basicity, as well as of CaO/SiO2 and MgO/Al2O3 ratios on sulphur partition between slag and hot metal, was analysed. Attainment of the equilibrium partition was estimated in connection with Si content in hot metal. International comparison of blast furnace slags was conducted involving data for 25 steelworks from 16 countries covering composition, physical properties and desulphurization potential. Approaches to optimization of slag composition are discussed, considering the tradeoff between enhancing slag’s desulphurization capacity and keeping its physical properties favourable to smooth and productive operation.