The formation and development of OJSC “BSW – Management Company of Holding “BMC”, or 40 years of the Belarusian steel works: a modern view into the past, present and future by S. A. Mozgov, N. I. Anelkin, A. V. Mantsevich, D. G. Voytekhovsky

“…The year 2024 marks a significant milestone in the history of OJSC “BSW – Management Company of Holding “BMC” as October 15th commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first steel melting and casting on a continuous casting machine in the electric steelmaking shop.The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive modern perspective on the technical identity of the enterprise in honor of the 40th anniversary of OJSC “BSW – Management Company of Holding “BMC”. …”
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Imagining and emplacing net zero industrial clusters: A critical analysis of stakeholder discourses by Huei‐Ling Lai, Patrick Devine‐Wright

“…Abstract Decarbonizing industrial sectors is a critical global challenge, involving the creation of new industrial spaces—‘net zero industrial clusters’—co‐locating energy sectors and ‘hard‐to‐abate’ industries such as oil refining and steelmaking. This paper provides the first empirically grounded geographical investigation of these emerging spaces. …”
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Tackling Uncertainty: Forecasting the Energy Consumption and Demand of an Electric Arc Furnace with Limited Knowledge on Process Parameters by Vanessa Zawodnik, Florian Christian Schwaiger, Christoph Sorger, Thomas Kienberger

“…The rising deployment of volatile renewables and the resultant need for flexibility, coupled with specific challenges in electric steelmaking (e.g., operation optimization, optimized power purchasing, effective grid capacity monitoring), require accurate energy consumption and demand forecasts for electric steel mills to align with the energy transition. …”
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Pathways for Low-Carbon Transition of the Steel Industry—A Swedish Case Study by Alla Toktarova, Ida Karlsson, Johan Rootzén, Lisa Göransson, Mikael Odenberger, Filip Johnsson

“…The concept of techno-economic pathways is used to investigate the potential implementation of CO₂ abatement measures over time towards zero-emission steelmaking in Sweden. The following mitigation measures are investigated and combined in three pathways: top gas recycling blast furnace (TGRBF); carbon capture and storage (CCS); substitution of pulverized coal injection (PCI) with biomass; hydrogen direct reduction of iron ore (H-DR); and electric arc furnace (EAF), where fossil fuels are replaced with biomass. …”
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An Investigation of Non-Metallic Inclusions in Different Ferroalloys using Electrolytic Extraction by Yong Wang, Andrey Karasev, Pär G. Jönsson

“…Ferroalloys are integral constituents of the steelmaking process, since non-metallic inclusions (NMIs) from ferroalloys significantly influence the transformation of inclusions present in liquid steel or they are directly involved in casted steel. …”
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Optimization of Manganese Recovery from a Solution Based on Lithium-Ion Batteries by Solvent Extraction with D2EHPA by Nathália Vieceli, Niclas Reinhardt, Christian Ekberg, Martina Petranikova

“…Manganese is a critical metal for the steelmaking industry, and it is expected that its world demand will be increasingly affected by the growing market of lithium-ion batteries. …”
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Realization of Bio-Coal Injection into the Blast Furnace by Lena Sundqvist Ökvist, Maria Lundgren, Lars-Erik From, Joakim Eck, Martin Kjellberg, Hesham Ahmed

“…The steel industry accounts, according to the International Energy Agency, for ~6.7% of global CO₂ emissions, and the major portion of its contribution is from steelmaking via the blast furnace (BF) route. In the short term, a significant reduction in fossil CO₂ emissions can be achieved through the introduction of bio-coal into the BF as part of cold bonded briquettes, by injection, or as part of coke. …”
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Research on the process of metal facing packaging by O.O., O.V., S.I., V.A.

“…Washed and dried metal facing is most expedient to use in steelmaking in the form of bags or briquettes. This makes it possible to turn facing into high-quality bulk material, which replaces piece metal scrap during remelting. …”
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Optimization of Oxygen Injection Conditions with Different Molten Steel Levels in the EAF Refining Process by CFD Simulation by Perawat Thongjitr, Pruet Kowitwarangkul, Yotsakorn Pratumwal, Somboon Otarawanna

“…In electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking, oxygen jets play a crucial role in controlling stirring ability, chemical reactions, and energy consumption. …”
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The Potential of Recycling the High-Zinc Fraction of Upgraded BF Sludge to the Desulfurization Plant and Basic Oxygen Furnace by Anton Andersson, Mats Andersson, Elsayed Mousa, Adeline Kullerstedt, Hesham Ahmed, Bo Björkman, Lena Sundqvist-Ökvist

“…In ore-based steelmaking, blast furnace (BF) dust is generally recycled to the BF via the sinter or cold-bonded briquettes and injection. …”
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Analysis of the influence of the solid and liquid phases on steel desulfurization with slags from the CaO–Al2O3 systems using computational thermodynamics by Rodrigo de Oliveira Pezzin, Anna Paula Littig Berger, Felipe Fardin Grillo, Eduardo Junca, Henrique Silva Furtado, José Roberto de Oliveira

“…Keywords: Desulfurization, Secondary steelmaking, Ultra-low-sulfur steel, Liquid and solid phases, Top slag, Computational thermodynamics…”
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Impact of antioxidants in MgO–C refractory on steel cleanliness and refractory degradation by Annelies Malfliet, Antonio Mazzon, Oluwabukunmi Omotola Otegbeye, Zilong Qiu, Gaëlle Butin, Noémie Eliazord, Craig Willoughby, Bruno Touzo, Muxing Guo

“…Magnesia-carbon (MgO–C) refractories are used in steelmaking processes as lining materials. We performed lab-scale tests at 1600 °C and a pO2 of 10−15 atm to determine the effect of Al and Si antioxidant level, time and slag composition on the amount and nature of inclusions in the steel and on the corrosion and infiltration of the refractory. …”
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Thermal Exchange and Skid Resistance of Chip Seal with Various Aggregate Types and Morphologies by Minghua Wei, Shaopeng Wu, Peide Cui, Tianyuan Yang, Yang Lv

“…Steel slag, the by-product of steelmaking, is a desirable alternative material for natural aggregate. …”
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APPLICATION OF SLAG FILLERS IN THE ASPHALT CONCRETE COMPOSITION FOR INCREASING THE ROAD COATING’S DURABILITY by A. T. Pimenov, V. S. Pribylov

“…The aim of the research is to substantiate the possibility of using steelmaking slags of the Novokuznetsk Metallurgical Plant as a mineral skeleton of asphalt concrete pavement to increase its operational reliability. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Tracer Transport Process in Alternate Stirring Ladle by Hongyu QI, Chao CHEN, Liqiang XUE, Rongwang YANG, Peiyuan NI, Lifu YIN, Yujie XIN

“…In the process of steelmaking, improving the flow field in ladle plays an important role in improving the purity of molten steel, homogenization of chemical composition and temperature, and shortening mixing time. …”
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Influence of Al Content on the Inclusion-Microstructure Relationship in the Heat-Affected Zone of a Steel Plate with Mg Deoxidation after High-Heat-Input Welding by Longyun Xu, Jian Yang, Ruizhi Wang

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Reuse and Recycling of By-Products in the Steel Sector: Recent Achievements Paving the Way to Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis in Europe by Teresa Annunziata Branca, Valentina Colla, David Algermissen, Hanna Granbom, Umberto Martini, Agnieszka Morillon, Roland Pietruck, Sara Rosendahl

“…The aim of this review paper was to analyse the most recent results on the reuse and recycling of by-products of the steelmaking cycles as well as on the exploitation of by-products from other activities outside the steel production cycle, such as alternative carbon sources (e.g., biomasses and plastics). …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Driven Approach to Optimizing Boiler Power Generation Efficiency: The Advanced Boiler Combustion Control Model by Kyu-Jeong Lee, So-Won Choi, Eul-Bum Lee

“…These improvements contribute considerably to reducing carbon emissions, with the ABCCM being able to optimize fuel utilization and minimize excess air supply, thus enhancing the overall sustainability of steelmaking operations. This study underscores the potential of the ABCCM to extend beyond the steel industry.…”
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Effect of Cooling Rate on Crystallization Behavior during Solidification of Hyper Duplex Stainless Steel S33207: An In Situ Confocal Microscopy Study by Yong Wang, Wangzhong Mu

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Effect of Laval nozzle structure on behaviors of supersonic oxygen jet flow field by Fu-hai LIU, Rong ZHU, Kai DONG, Guang-sheng WEI, Yi-lin LI

“…The blowing of oxygen at supersonic velocity through nozzles is a fundamental method and key technology for basic oxygen furnace process used in the steelmaking process. During the process, the high-speed oxygen jets penetrate the liquid slag leading to the formation of the impaction cavity on the surface of the molten bath. …”
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