Next MgO-C for Steel Ladle: Zero Emission Brick
(Room 207C)
09 May 17
10:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Tracks:
Steelmaking Refractories & Challenges
No significant changes have been introduced in the refractory binder system since the development of cured MgO-C bricks. Several sources of pitch compounds and novolac and resol phenolic resins are applied as typical binders for most of the types of carbon-containing refractories. In the 2000s, a new carbon binder was designed from a blend of powder pitch and the resins, providing bricks of excellent performance in a wide temperature range. The next generation of cured MgO-C bricks is based on a new binder system with zero carbon content, zero fume and also environmentally friendly. This work presents the development of the zero emission technology for MgO-C bricks for steel ladles and customers’ performance compared to traditional carbon products.