Abstract:
In last decade, the utilization of CO
2 resources in steelmaking has achieved certain metallurgical effects and the technology is maturing. In this review, we summarized the basic reaction theory of CO
2, the CO
2 conversion, and the change of energy-consumption when CO
2 was introduced in converter steelmaking process. In the CO
2–O
2 mixed injection (COMI) process, the CO
2 conversion ratio can be obtained as high as 80% or more with a control of the CO
2 ratio in mixture gas and the flow rate of CO
2, and the energy is saving and even the energy consumption can be reduced by 145.65 MJ/t under certain operations. In addition, a complete route of CO
2 disposal technology is proposed combining the comparatively mature technologies of CO
2 capture, CO
2 compression, and liquid CO
2 storage to improve the technology of CO
2 utilization. The results are expected to form a large-scale, highly efficient, and valuable method to dispose of CO
2.