CPC C22B 1/243 (2013.01) [C21B 11/10 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. Solid agglomerated product usable as a charge material for an electric arc furnace, said solid agglomerated product comprising:
at least one fraction of by-product deriving from a steel plant and comprising a first part containing ferrous oxide FeO and a second part containing ferric oxide Fe2O3;
a fraction of solid fuel (CR) containing a quantity of carbon (C_fix);
at least one inorganic binder to agglomerate said at least one fraction of by-product and said fraction of solid fuel (CR) with each other and to give the agglomerated product the required mechanical properties;
wherein said fraction of solid fuel (CR) is present in a quantity in weight determined by the formula CR=K*CS/C_fix, wherein:
K: is a constant comprised between 1.2 and 2.5;
CS: is a quantity of stoichiometric carbon in weight defined by the formula CS=0.11* (Fe2+_tot)+0.16*(Fe3+_tot), where Fe2+_tot is a quantity in weight of iron contained in said first part, and Fe3+_tot is a quantity in weight of iron contained in said second part, wherein the inorganic binder at least partly comprises slag.
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