Abstract:Environmental aspects are already decisive criteria in the design and operation of sinter plants. It is now mandatory in many urban areas and municipalities that permission for the installation of new sinter plants or for the expansion of existing facilities will only be granted when strict environmental emission values are guaranteed. With conventional technologies it is often not possible to meet currently imposed emission limits without even considering the continually increasing demands expected in the short to midterm future. Siemens VAI, a leading plant builder for the metallurgical industry, has therefore developed and implemented new technologies which enable environmental emissions in sinter production to be reduced to previously unattained levels. This has been achieved with the introduction of a selective sinterwastegas recirculation system, referred to as Eposintjointly developed with the Austrian steel producer voestalpine Stahlin addition to a new drytype gascleaning system known as MEROS, developed by Siemens VAI. Both of these processes are now in operation at the Sinter Plant No. 5 of voestalpine Stahl and the environmental benefits have exceeded expectations by far.
Alexander Fleischanderl1 ,Christoph Aichinger2 ,Erwin Zwittag3. 环保型烧结生产新技术——Eposint and MEROS[J]. 中国冶金, 2008, 18(11): 41-41.
Alexander Fleischanderl1,Christoph Aichinger2,Erwin Zwittag3. New Developments for Achieving Environmentally Friendly Sinter Production——Eposint and MEROS. China Metallurgy, 2008, 18(11): 41-41.