The temperature profile at tuyere level is probably the most important parameter for influencing blast furnace performance because it has an effect at every step of physical and chemical reaction. This is seen especially as increased abrasion of coke, caused by carbon graphitisation and silicate...

This project has developed a number of approaches to understand and reduce polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and particulate matter (PM) emissions from coking plants. Ammonia water spraying in the gooseneck at the beginning of the coking cycle has indicated that coke oven pressure can be...

The main objective of this project has been to develop and test new and novel technologies for the assessment, prediction, prevention and risk management of gas outbursts and uncontrolled gas emissions in coal mines which operate in thick and/or steeply dipping thick seams. The project monitored...

The aim of this project was to provide improved understanding of steelworks' emissions and their impacts on the ambient air quality. Novel methods and strategies to characterise airborne particulate matter were developed and implemented. A combination of real-time and off-line techniques was...

Abetrapproject has studied the influence of co-firing coal and alternative fuels (29 % biomass, 4-26 % pet-coke) on speciation, partitioning, leachability and FGD abatement capacity for trace pollutants. The identification of major problems and the development of remediation measures have also...

The evolution of iron oxide layers on steel strips in hot-dip galvanizing have been investigated by using oxidizing atmospheres. Owing to this oxide layer, improvements in galvanizing of AHSS should be achieved. Since online measurement of oxide thickness is crucial to control the annealing...