Siemens extends plant portfolio for hot-metal desulfurization

 

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Batches of 150 metric tons treated in about ten minutes
Process uses lime accumulated in the steel works as desulfurization agent
No magnesium or calcium carbide required
Bath is mixed with a simple mechanical stirrer

Simetal HM KR Desulf from Siemens Metals Technologies offers operators of iron and steel works a further type of plant for hot-metal desulfurization. A mechanical stirrer handles the mixing of the bath. Low-quality burnt lime, which accumulates in the steel works anyway, can be used as the desulfurization agent. It is therefore no longer necessary to buy in additional desulfurization agents such as high-grade burnt lime, calcium carbide or magnesium separately. The new process is particularly suitable for treating large batches. Simetal HM KR Desulf adds a stirrer-based solution to the current Siemens portfolio of desulfurization plants that run on the injection process.